Enpro (NPO) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NPO or GGG?

98.3% of Enpro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Graco shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Enpro shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Graco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer NPO or GGG?

In the previous week, Graco had 12 more articles in the media than Enpro. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Graco and 9 mentions for Enpro. Enpro's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Graco's score of 0.50 indicating that Enpro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enpro	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Graco	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is NPO or GGG a better dividend stock?

Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Enpro pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graco pays out 38.9% 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 increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Graco has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years. Graco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, NPO or GGG?

Enpro has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graco has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NPO or GGG?

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
Enpro	$1.06B	3.56	$22.20M	$4.02	44.83
Graco	$2.15B	6.58	$486.08M	$2.83	29.92

Is NPO or GGG 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
Enpro	6.95%	10.25%	5.83%
Graco	23.00%	19.38%	16.20%

Do analysts rate NPO or GGG?

Enpro presently has a consensus target price of $202.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.36%. Graco has a consensus target price of $93.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.84%. Given Enpro's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Enpro is more favorable than Graco.

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
Graco	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NPO or GGG?

Graco received 28 more outperform votes than Enpro when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.73% of users gave Enpro an outperform vote while only 60.65% of users gave Graco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Enpro	Outperform Votes 362 63.73%	Underperform Votes 206 36.27%
Graco	Outperform Votes 390 60.65%	Underperform Votes 253 39.35%

Summary

Graco beats Enpro on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.