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$224.56 -2.84 (-1.25%)
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NPO vs. FELE, IOSP, LECO, AIT, DCI, DOV, ITT, PH, TEX, and TKR

Should you be buying Enpro stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Enpro include Franklin Electric (FELE), Innospec (IOSP), Lincoln Electric (LECO), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Donaldson (DCI), Dover (DOV), ITT (ITT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Terex (TEX), and Timken (TKR).

Enpro vs. Its Competitors

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Enpro$1.05B4.51$72.90M$4.0056.14
Franklin Electric$2.02B2.10$180.31M$3.8724.63

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

In the previous week, Enpro and Enpro both had 5 articles in the media. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Enpro's score of 1.41 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

98.3% of Enpro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Enpro shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Enpro has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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
Enpro7.83% 10.49% 6.19%
Franklin Electric 8.71%14.05%9.47%

Enpro currently has a consensus target price of $240.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.88%. Franklin Electric has a consensus target price of $107.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.24%. Given Franklin Electric's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than Enpro.

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

Summary

Franklin Electric beats Enpro on 11 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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NPO vs. The Competition

MetricEnproTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.73B$3.10B$26.53B$21.58B
Dividend Yield0.55%1.60%2.75%3.51%
P/E Ratio56.1425.0827.1329.95
Price / Sales4.5158.37772.4760.66
Price / Cash19.1045.9727.3218.30
Price / Book3.308.047.784.64
Net Income$72.90M$34.49M$199.86M$1.00B
7 Day Performance0.52%3.44%1.55%0.66%
1 Month Performance-1.56%14.79%19.60%2.60%
1 Year Performance40.93%58.80%51.61%14.58%

Enpro Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NPO
Enpro
4.1799 of 5 stars
$224.56
-1.2%
$240.00
+6.9%
+40.9%$4.73B$1.05B56.143,500Positive News
High Trading Volume
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.8091 of 5 stars
$97.61
+0.0%
$107.00
+9.6%
-6.8%$4.34B$2.06B25.226,300Positive News
IOSP
Innospec
4.0058 of 5 stars
$85.20
-0.6%
N/A-28.9%$2.13B$1.79B109.232,450Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
LECO
Lincoln Electric
4.1109 of 5 stars
$243.24
-0.4%
$239.33
-1.6%
+28.5%$13.48B$4.10B27.3312,000Positive News
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
4.8071 of 5 stars
$265.81
+0.1%
$285.00
+7.2%
+19.0%$10.02B$4.56B26.276,800Positive News
DCI
Donaldson
4.3758 of 5 stars
$81.24
+0.2%
$80.33
-1.1%
+12.2%$9.44B$3.69B26.6414,000Positive News
DOV
Dover
4.8877 of 5 stars
$177.86
+0.1%
$213.92
+20.3%
-9.4%$24.38B$7.83B10.7324,000Positive News
ITT
ITT
4.3856 of 5 stars
$173.12
+1.3%
$182.78
+5.6%
+25.4%$13.33B$3.63B27.2211,700
PH
Parker-Hannifin
4.6505 of 5 stars
$759.97
+0.2%
$770.94
+1.4%
+21.2%$96.93B$19.85B28.0257,950News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
TEX
Terex
4.0634 of 5 stars
$52.60
-0.7%
$52.22
-0.7%
+0.3%$3.47B$5.13B19.6311,400Positive News
TKR
Timken
4.2428 of 5 stars
$77.09
-0.9%
$79.80
+3.5%
-6.2%$5.42B$4.57B17.5219,000

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