Enpro (NPO) Competitors

Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and Enpro (NYSE:NPO) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Is FELE or NPO a better dividend stock?

Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enpro pays out 31.0% 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. Franklin Electric has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years and Enpro has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Franklin Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, FELE or NPO?

Franklin Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Enpro. Franklin Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enpro, 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
Franklin Electric	$2.02B	2.11	$180.31M	$3.87	24.74
Enpro	$1.05B	4.41	$72.90M	$4.00	54.98

Do analysts recommend FELE or NPO?

Franklin Electric presently has a consensus price target of $107.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.74%. Enpro has a consensus price target of $240.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.14%. Given Franklin Electric's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than Enpro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franklin Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Enpro	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FELE or NPO?

80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Enpro shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Enpro shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, FELE or NPO?

Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enpro has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor FELE or NPO?

In the previous week, Enpro had 5 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Enpro and 12 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Enpro's score of 1.11 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Franklin Electric	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enpro	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FELE or NPO more profitable?

Franklin Electric has a net margin of 8.71% compared to Enpro's net margin of 7.83%. Franklin Electric's return on equity of 14.05% beat Enpro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin Electric	8.71%	14.05%	9.47%
Enpro	7.83%	10.49%	6.19%

Summary

Franklin Electric beats Enpro on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.