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NPO vs. LECO, AIT, CAT, DCI, and DOV

Should you be buying Enpro stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Enpro include Lincoln Electric (LECO), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Caterpillar (CAT), Donaldson (DCI), and Dover (DOV).

How does Enpro compare to Lincoln Electric?

Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) and Enpro (NYSE:NPO) are both industrial machinery companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends and earnings.

Lincoln Electric currently has a consensus price target of $296.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.68%. Enpro has a consensus price target of $315.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.65%. Given Lincoln Electric's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lincoln Electric is more favorable than Enpro.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lincoln Electric
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38
Enpro
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lincoln Electric$4.23B3.56$520.53M$9.6928.37
Enpro$1.14B5.67$40.50M$1.89162.36

Lincoln Electric has a net margin of 12.38% compared to Enpro's net margin of 3.70%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.33% beat Enpro's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lincoln Electric12.38% 39.33% 14.93%
Enpro 3.70%11.33%6.89%

Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enpro has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Lincoln Electric pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enpro pays out 67.7% 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. Lincoln Electric has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Enpro has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Lincoln Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 5 more articles in the media than Enpro. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 15 mentions for Enpro. Lincoln Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Enpro's score of 0.51 indicating that Lincoln Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lincoln Electric
11 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Enpro
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Enpro shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Lincoln 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Lincoln Electric beats Enpro on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Enpro compare to Applied Industrial Technologies?

Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) and Enpro (NYSE:NPO) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends and earnings.

In the previous week, Enpro had 3 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Enpro and 12 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Enpro's score of 0.51 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Applied Industrial Technologies
5 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Enpro
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Applied Industrial Technologies$4.56B2.56$392.99M$10.5929.86
Enpro$1.14B5.67$40.50M$1.89162.36

Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enpro has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 19.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enpro pays out 67.7% 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. Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Enpro has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Applied Industrial Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Enpro shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Enpro shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Applied Industrial Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $313.67, suggesting a potential downside of 0.79%. Enpro has a consensus price target of $315.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.65%. Given Enpro's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Enpro is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Applied Industrial Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Enpro
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Applied Industrial Technologies has a net margin of 8.34% compared to Enpro's net margin of 3.70%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 21.64% beat Enpro's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Applied Industrial Technologies8.34% 21.64% 12.91%
Enpro 3.70%11.33%6.89%

Summary

Applied Industrial Technologies beats Enpro on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Enpro compare to Caterpillar?

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

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 136 more articles in the media than Enpro. MarketBeat recorded 151 mentions for Caterpillar and 15 mentions for Enpro. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Enpro's score of 0.51 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Caterpillar
88 Very Positive mention(s)
16 Positive mention(s)
25 Neutral mention(s)
7 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Enpro
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Caterpillar$67.59B6.32$8.88B$20.0946.15
Enpro$1.14B5.67$40.50M$1.89162.36

Caterpillar has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enpro has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Caterpillar pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enpro pays out 67.7% 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. Caterpillar has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Enpro has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Caterpillar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

71.0% of Caterpillar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Enpro shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Enpro shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Caterpillar currently has a consensus price target of $890.27, suggesting a potential downside of 3.98%. Enpro has a consensus price target of $315.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.65%. Given Enpro's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Enpro is more favorable than Caterpillar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Caterpillar
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64
Enpro
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Caterpillar has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Enpro's net margin of 3.70%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 48.21% beat Enpro's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Caterpillar13.33% 48.21% 10.11%
Enpro 3.70%11.33%6.89%

Summary

Caterpillar beats Enpro on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Enpro compare to Donaldson?

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) and Enpro (NYSE:NPO) are both mid-cap industrial machinery companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

In the previous week, Donaldson had 2 more articles in the media than Enpro. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Donaldson and 15 mentions for Enpro. Donaldson's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Enpro's score of 0.51 indicating that Donaldson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Donaldson
11 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Enpro
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Donaldson$3.69B2.75$367M$3.2027.42
Enpro$1.14B5.67$40.50M$1.89162.36

Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Donaldson pays out 37.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enpro pays out 67.7% 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. Donaldson has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Enpro has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Donaldson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Donaldson has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enpro has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

82.8% of Donaldson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Enpro shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Donaldson shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Enpro shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Donaldson has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Enpro's net margin of 3.70%. Donaldson's return on equity of 29.85% beat Enpro's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Donaldson10.09% 29.85% 14.88%
Enpro 3.70%11.33%6.89%

Donaldson currently has a consensus price target of $100.20, suggesting a potential upside of 14.20%. Enpro has a consensus price target of $315.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.65%. Given Donaldson's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Donaldson is more favorable than Enpro.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Donaldson
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Enpro
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

Donaldson beats Enpro on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Enpro compare to Dover?

Enpro (NYSE:NPO) and Dover (NYSE:DOV) are both industrial machinery companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, Enpro had 4 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Enpro and 11 mentions for Dover. Dover's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Enpro's score of 0.51 indicating that Dover is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Enpro
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Dover
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Enpro$1.14B5.67$40.50M$1.89162.36
Dover$8.09B3.78$1.09B$8.0228.34

Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Enpro pays out 67.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 25.9% 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. Enpro has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Dover has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Enpro has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

98.3% of Enpro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Enpro shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Dover shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dover has a net margin of 13.30% compared to Enpro's net margin of 3.70%. Dover's return on equity of 18.01% beat Enpro's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Enpro3.70% 11.33% 6.89%
Dover 13.30%18.01%10.10%

Enpro presently has a consensus price target of $315.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.65%. Dover has a consensus price target of $237.36, indicating a potential upside of 4.45%. Given Dover's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dover is more favorable than Enpro.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Enpro
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Dover
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Summary

Dover beats Enpro on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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NPO vs. The Competition

MetricEnproTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.34B$3.72B$6.43B$22.97B
Dividend Yield0.43%2.12%3.08%4.03%
P/E Ratio151.1643.7527.3928.63
Price / Sales5.6750.57431.3924.82
Price / Cash23.3439.8823.4125.32
Price / Book4.155.745.894.65
Net Income$40.50M$29.84M$200.33M$1.07B
7 Day Performance9.35%4.57%2.38%2.66%
1 Month Performance21.11%9.14%5.81%7.00%
1 Year Performance84.62%43.31%55.91%32.62%

Enpro Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NPO
Enpro
3.0278 of 5 stars
$306.86
+2.3%
$315.00
+2.7%
+93.1%$6.34B$1.14B151.164,000
LECO
Lincoln Electric
4.5077 of 5 stars
$260.01
-0.5%
$291.14
+12.0%
+45.9%$14.25B$4.23B27.9012,000
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
4.1518 of 5 stars
$302.08
+1.3%
$295.00
-2.3%
+36.3%$11.27B$4.56B28.746,800
CAT
Caterpillar
4.2825 of 5 stars
$818.45
-1.2%
$767.77
-6.2%
+180.0%$380.82B$67.59B43.49118,000
DCI
Donaldson
4.3025 of 5 stars
$87.99
-2.0%
$100.20
+13.9%
+29.3%$10.19B$3.69B27.5015,000

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