Enpro (NPO) Competitors

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

Is FELE or NPO more profitable?

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
Franklin Electric	8.71%	14.05%	9.47%
Enpro	7.83%	10.49%	6.19%

Do analysts prefer FELE or NPO?

Franklin Electric currently has a consensus price target of $107.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.07%. Enpro has a consensus price target of $240.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.11%. Given Franklin Electric's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than Enpro.

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

Which has more volatility & risk, FELE or NPO?

Franklin Electric 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 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FELE or NPO?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Franklin Electric	$2.02B	2.08	$180.31M	$3.87	24.45
Enpro	$1.05B	4.46	$72.90M	$4.00	55.50

Does the media favor FELE or NPO?

In the previous week, Franklin Electric had 3 more articles in the media than Enpro. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Franklin Electric and 8 mentions for Enpro. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Enpro's score of 1.46 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Franklin Electric	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Enpro	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Enpro shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Enpro shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FELE or NPO a better dividend stock?

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

Summary

Franklin Electric beats Enpro on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.