Enpro (NPO) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GGG or NPO?

93.9% of Graco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Enpro shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Graco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Enpro shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GGG or NPO more profitable?

Graco has a net margin of 23.00% compared to Enpro's net margin of 6.95%. Graco's return on equity of 19.38% beat Enpro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Graco	23.00%	19.38%	16.20%
Enpro	6.95%	10.25%	5.83%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GGG or NPO?

Graco received 27 more outperform votes than Enpro when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.80% of users gave Enpro an outperform vote while only 60.65% of users gave Graco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Graco	Outperform Votes 390 60.65%	Underperform Votes 253 39.35%
Enpro	Outperform Votes 363 63.80%	Underperform Votes 206 36.20%

Does the media refer more to GGG or NPO?

In the previous week, Graco had 8 more articles in the media than Enpro. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Graco and 5 mentions for Enpro. Graco's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Enpro's score of 1.07 indicating that Graco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, GGG or NPO?

Graco has higher revenue and earnings than Enpro. Graco 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
Graco	$2.15B	6.62	$486.08M	$2.83	30.06
Enpro	$1.06B	3.81	$22.20M	$4.02	47.89

Do analysts recommend GGG or NPO?

Graco currently has a consensus target price of $93.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.31%. Enpro has a consensus target price of $202.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.18%. Given Graco's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Graco is more favorable than Enpro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Graco	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Enpro	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Which has more volatility and risk, GGG or NPO?

Graco has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enpro has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GGG or NPO a better dividend stock?

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Graco pays out 38.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enpro pays out 30.8% 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. Graco has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Enpro has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Graco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Graco beats Enpro on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.