GATX (GATX) Competitors

Trinity Industries (NYSE:TRN) and GATX (NYSE:GATX) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media favor TRN or GATX?

In the previous week, Trinity Industries had 4 more articles in the media than GATX. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Trinity Industries and 2 mentions for GATX. GATX's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Trinity Industries' score of 0.36 indicating that GATX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trinity Industries	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
GATX	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is TRN or GATX a better dividend stock?

Trinity Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. GATX pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Trinity Industries pays out 74.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GATX pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Trinity Industries has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and GATX has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Trinity Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TRN or GATX?

GATX has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Trinity Industries. Trinity Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GATX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Trinity Industries	$3.08B	0.73	$138.40M	$1.62	16.91
GATX	$1.63B	3.44	$284.20M	$7.89	19.87

Which has more risk and volatility, TRN or GATX?

Trinity Industries has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GATX has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TRN or GATX more profitable?

GATX has a net margin of 17.73% compared to Trinity Industries' net margin of 4.79%. GATX's return on equity of 12.00% beat Trinity Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trinity Industries	4.79%	11.47%	1.69%
GATX	17.73%	12.00%	2.35%

Do analysts prefer TRN or GATX?

Trinity Industries currently has a consensus target price of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.36%. GATX has a consensus target price of $167.67, indicating a potential upside of 6.96%. Given GATX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GATX is more favorable than Trinity Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trinity Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
GATX	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TRN or GATX?

86.6% of Trinity Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of GATX shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Trinity Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of GATX shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

GATX beats Trinity Industries on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.