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GATX vs. RUSHA, DOV, TRN, WSO, and WCC

Should you buy GATX stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares GATX with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with GATX include Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), Dover (DOV), Trinity Industries (TRN), Watsco (WSO), and WESCO International (WCC).

How does GATX compare to Rush Enterprises?

Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) and GATX (NYSE:GATX) are both mid-cap trading companies & distributors companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Rush Enterprises$7.43B0.79$263.78M$3.3122.73
GATX$1.74B3.68$333.30M$9.3219.36

84.4% of Rush Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of GATX shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.7% of Rush Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of GATX shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Rush Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. GATX pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Rush Enterprises pays out 23.0% 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. Rush Enterprises has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and GATX has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. GATX is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

GATX has a net margin of 17.88% compared to Rush Enterprises' net margin of 3.65%. Rush Enterprises' return on equity of 11.87% beat GATX's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rush Enterprises3.65% 11.87% 5.82%
GATX 17.88%10.31%2.09%

Rush Enterprises currently has a consensus target price of $83.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.20%. GATX has a consensus target price of $218.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.84%. Given GATX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GATX is more favorable than Rush Enterprises.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rush Enterprises
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
GATX
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Rush Enterprises had 2 more articles in the media than GATX. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Rush Enterprises and 2 mentions for GATX. Rush Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat GATX's score of 0.00 indicating that Rush Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Rush Enterprises
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
GATX
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Rush Enterprises has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GATX has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

GATX beats Rush Enterprises on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does GATX compare to Dover?

Dover (NYSE:DOV) and GATX (NYSE:GATX) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dover$8.09B3.57$1.09B$8.0226.74
GATX$1.74B3.68$333.30M$9.3219.36

In the previous week, Dover had 4 more articles in the media than GATX. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Dover and 2 mentions for GATX. Dover's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat GATX's score of 0.00 indicating that Dover is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Dover
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
GATX
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Dover presently has a consensus target price of $241.43, suggesting a potential upside of 12.59%. GATX has a consensus target price of $218.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.84%. Given GATX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GATX is more favorable than Dover.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dover
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53
GATX
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

84.5% of Dover shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of GATX shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Dover shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of GATX shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

GATX has a net margin of 17.88% compared to Dover's net margin of 13.30%. Dover's return on equity of 18.01% beat GATX's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dover13.30% 18.01% 10.10%
GATX 17.88%10.31%2.09%

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. GATX pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Dover pays out 25.9% 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. Dover has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years and GATX has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Dover has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GATX has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Dover beats GATX on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does GATX compare to Trinity Industries?

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
GATX$1.74B3.68$333.30M$9.3219.36
Trinity Industries$2.16B1.35$253.10M$3.1211.71

93.1% of GATX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of Trinity Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of GATX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Trinity Industries shares are held 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.

GATX presently has a consensus price target of $218.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.84%. Trinity Industries has a consensus price target of $35.50, suggesting a potential downside of 2.84%. Given GATX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe GATX is more favorable than Trinity Industries.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
GATX
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Trinity Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

GATX has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Trinity Industries has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the broader market.

GATX pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Trinity Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. 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.

In the previous week, Trinity Industries had 2 more articles in the media than GATX. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Trinity Industries and 2 mentions for GATX. GATX's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Trinity Industries' score of -0.16 indicating that GATX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
GATX17.88% 10.31% 2.09%
Trinity Industries 12.37%21.86%3.04%

Summary

GATX beats Trinity Industries on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does GATX compare to Watsco?

GATX (NYSE:GATX) and Watsco (NYSE:WSO) are both trading companies & distributors companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
GATX17.88% 10.31% 2.09%
Watsco 6.85%15.31%10.81%

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

GATX pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Watsco pays an annual dividend of $13.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. GATX pays out 28.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Watsco has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

GATX has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Watsco has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the broader market.

GATX currently has a consensus price target of $218.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.84%. Watsco has a consensus price target of $402.71, indicating a potential upside of 2.35%. Given GATX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe GATX is more favorable than Watsco.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
GATX
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Watsco
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.10

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
GATX$1.74B3.68$333.30M$9.3219.36
Watsco$7.24B2.21$496.99M$12.0532.65

In the previous week, Watsco had 4 more articles in the media than GATX. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Watsco and 2 mentions for GATX. Watsco's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat GATX's score of 0.00 indicating that Watsco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
GATX
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Watsco
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Watsco beats GATX on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does GATX compare to WESCO International?

WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) and GATX (NYSE:GATX) are both trading companies & distributors companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

WESCO International has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its share price is 54% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GATX has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

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

WESCO International pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. GATX pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and GATX has raised 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 $334.56, indicating a potential upside of 1.22%. GATX has a consensus price target of $218.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.84%. Given GATX's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GATX is more favorable than WESCO International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
WESCO International
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
GATX
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, WESCO International had 2 more articles in the media than GATX. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for WESCO International and 2 mentions for GATX. WESCO International's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat GATX's score of 0.00 indicating that WESCO International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
WESCO International
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
GATX
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
WESCO International$23.51B0.68$640.20M$14.0723.49
GATX$1.74B3.68$333.30M$9.3219.36

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
WESCO International2.79% 13.82% 4.12%
GATX 17.88%10.31%2.09%

Summary

WESCO International beats GATX on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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GATX vs. The Competition

MetricGATXTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.39B$8.66B$8.78B$23.46B
Dividend Yield1.47%1.66%974.02%4.02%
P/E Ratio19.3617.6324.6031.06
Price / Sales3.683.965.5719.75
Price / Cash8.338.028.4618.64
Price / Book1.772.112.244.77
Net Income$333.30M$527.94M$529.70M$1.06B
7 Day Performance1.51%-1.25%-0.88%-0.56%
1 Month Performance3.45%1.43%-3.20%-0.11%
1 Year Performance14.11%22.30%23.89%16.64%

GATX Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GATX
GATX
3.5575 of 5 stars
$180.41
+0.1%
$218.00
+20.8%
+13.8%$6.39B$1.74B19.362,371
RUSHA
Rush Enterprises
4.5034 of 5 stars
$74.52
+1.9%
$83.67
+12.3%
+40.6%$5.69B$7.43B22.517,355
DOV
Dover
4.3173 of 5 stars
$214.77
+0.5%
$239.85
+11.7%
+14.1%$28.78B$8.09B26.7824,000
TRN
Trinity Industries
1.7006 of 5 stars
$35.64
+4.5%
$35.50
-0.4%
+28.2%$2.71B$2.16B11.422,650
WSO
Watsco
2.9321 of 5 stars
$398.87
-1.4%
$397.71
-0.3%
-18.5%$16.45B$7.24B33.107,050

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