Enpro (NPO) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer IOSP or NPO?

Enpro has a consensus target price of $202.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.39%. Given Enpro's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Enpro is more favorable than Innospec.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Innospec	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Enpro	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Does the media prefer IOSP or NPO?

In the previous week, Innospec had 3 more articles in the media than Enpro. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Innospec and 3 mentions for Enpro. Innospec's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Enpro's score of 0.72 indicating that Innospec is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, IOSP or NPO?

Enpro has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Innospec. Enpro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Innospec, 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
Innospec	$1.85B	1.20	$35.60M	$1.08	82.13
Enpro	$1.05B	4.08	$72.90M	$4.02	50.57

Is IOSP or NPO more profitable?

Enpro has a net margin of 7.98% compared to Innospec's net margin of 1.51%. Innospec's return on equity of 11.38% beat Enpro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Innospec	1.51%	11.38%	8.00%
Enpro	7.98%	10.67%	6.13%

Which has more volatility and risk, IOSP or NPO?

Innospec has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enpro has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

96.6% of Innospec shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Enpro shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Innospec shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Enpro shares are owned 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.

Is IOSP or NPO a better dividend stock?

Innospec pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Innospec pays out 155.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Enpro pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Innospec has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Enpro has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Innospec is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Enpro beats Innospec on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.