Enpro (NPO) Competitors

ITT (NYSE:ITT) and Enpro (NYSE:NPO) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking and risk.

Does the media favor ITT or NPO?

In the previous week, ITT had 9 more articles in the media than Enpro. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for ITT and 2 mentions for Enpro. Enpro's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat ITT's score of -0.07 indicating that Enpro is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ITT	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Enpro	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, ITT or NPO?

ITT has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enpro has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ITT or NPO a better dividend stock?

ITT pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. ITT pays out 24.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enpro pays out -857.1% 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.

Do analysts recommend ITT or NPO?

ITT presently has a consensus price target of $151.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.62%. Given ITT's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ITT is more favorable than Enpro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ITT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Enpro	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ITT or NPO?

ITT received 89 more outperform votes than Enpro when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.57% of users gave Enpro an outperform vote while only 57.35% of users gave ITT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ITT	Outperform Votes 445 57.35%	Underperform Votes 331 42.65%
Enpro	Outperform Votes 356 63.57%	Underperform Votes 204 36.43%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ITT or NPO?

ITT has higher revenue and earnings than Enpro. Enpro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ITT, 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
ITT	$3.47B	3.61	$410.50M	$5.10	29.79
Enpro	$1.03B	3.29	$22.20M	-$0.14	-1,155.14

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

91.6% of ITT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Enpro shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of ITT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Enpro shares are held 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.

Is ITT or NPO more profitable?

ITT has a net margin of 12.47% compared to Enpro's net margin of 4.14%. ITT's return on equity of 18.30% beat Enpro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ITT	12.47%	18.30%	11.21%
Enpro	4.14%	9.54%	5.38%

Summary

ITT beats Enpro on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.