GATX (GATX) Competitors

In the previous week, Trinity Industries had 1 more articles in the media than GATX. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Trinity Industries and 0 mentions for GATX. GATX's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Trinity Industries'average media sentiment score.

93.1% of GATX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of Trinity Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of GATX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Trinity Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

GATX has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

GATX currently has a consensus target price of $217.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.46%. Trinity Industries has a consensus target price of $35.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.39%. Given GATX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe GATX is more favorable than Trinity Industries.

GATX has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Trinity Industries has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the broader market.

GATX has a net margin of 17.88% compared to Trinity Industries' net margin of 12.37%. Trinity Industries' return on equity of 21.86% beat GATX's return on equity.

GATX pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Trinity Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. GATX pays out 28.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trinity Industries pays out 39.7% 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. GATX has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Trinity Industries has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Trinity Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

WESCO International has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GATX has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

GATX has a net margin of 17.88% compared to WESCO International's net margin of 2.79%. WESCO International's return on equity of 13.82% beat GATX's return on equity.

In the previous week, WESCO International had 8 more articles in the media than GATX. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for WESCO International and 0 mentions for GATX. WESCO International's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat GATX's score of 0.00 indicating that WESCO International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

WESCO International pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. GATX pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. WESCO International pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GATX pays out 28.3% 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. WESCO International has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and GATX has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. GATX is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

WESCO International presently has a consensus price target of $321.38, suggesting a potential downside of 14.14%. GATX has a consensus price target of $217.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.46%. Given GATX's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GATX is more favorable than WESCO International.

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

93.8% of WESCO International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of GATX shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of WESCO International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of GATX shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Watsco has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GATX has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

Watsco pays an annual dividend of $13.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. GATX pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Watsco pays out 109.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. GATX pays out 28.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Watsco has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and GATX has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Watsco currently has a consensus target price of $399.83, suggesting a potential upside of 10.43%. GATX has a consensus target price of $217.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.46%. Given GATX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GATX is more favorable than Watsco.

GATX has a net margin of 17.88% compared to Watsco's net margin of 6.85%. Watsco's return on equity of 15.31% beat GATX's return on equity.

In the previous week, Watsco had 1 more articles in the media than GATX. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Watsco and 0 mentions for GATX. GATX's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Watsco's score of -0.50 indicating that GATX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

89.7% of Watsco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of GATX shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.9% of Watsco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of GATX shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. GATX pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 19.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GATX pays out 28.3% 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. Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and GATX has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of GATX shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of GATX shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GATX has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 8 more articles in the media than GATX. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 0 mentions for GATX. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat GATX's score of 0.00 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

GATX has a net margin of 17.88% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.34%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 21.64% beat GATX's return on equity.

Applied Industrial Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than GATX. GATX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Industrial Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Applied Industrial Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $313.67, suggesting a potential upside of 0.16%. GATX has a consensus target price of $217.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.46%. Given GATX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GATX is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.