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Should you buy Enpro stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Enpro with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Enpro include Lincoln Electric (LECO), Nordson (NDSN), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Caterpillar (CAT), and Donaldson (DCI).

How does Enpro compare to Lincoln Electric?

Enpro (NYSE:NPO) and Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) are both industrial machinery companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.

Enpro presently has a consensus price target of $315.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.27%. Lincoln Electric has a consensus price target of $296.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.65%. Given Lincoln Electric's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lincoln Electric is more favorable than Enpro.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Enpro
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Lincoln Electric
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38

98.3% of Enpro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Enpro shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Lincoln Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Enpro. Lincoln 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$1.14B5.84$40.50M$2.03155.59
Lincoln Electric$4.23B3.40$520.53M$9.6927.12

Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Enpro pays out 63.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lincoln Electric pays out 32.6% 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Lincoln Electric has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Lincoln Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Enpro had 2 more articles in the media than Lincoln Electric. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Enpro and 2 mentions for Lincoln Electric. Lincoln Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Enpro's score of 0.92 indicating that Lincoln Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Enpro
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lincoln Electric
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Enpro has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

Lincoln Electric has a net margin of 12.38% compared to Enpro's net margin of 3.70%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.33% beat Enpro's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Enpro3.70% 11.33% 6.89%
Lincoln Electric 12.38%39.33%14.93%

Summary

Lincoln Electric beats Enpro on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Enpro compare to Nordson?

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) and Enpro (NYSE:NPO) are both industrial machinery companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.

In the previous week, Nordson had 23 more articles in the media than Enpro. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Nordson and 4 mentions for Enpro. Enpro's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Nordson's score of 0.70 indicating that Enpro is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nordson
7 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Enpro
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Nordson presently has a consensus target price of $309.86, suggesting a potential upside of 7.88%. Enpro has a consensus target price of $315.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.27%. Given Nordson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Nordson is more favorable than Enpro.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nordson
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56
Enpro
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Nordson has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Enpro has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the broader market.

Nordson has a net margin of 18.19% compared to Enpro's net margin of 3.70%. Nordson's return on equity of 20.08% beat Enpro's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nordson18.19% 20.08% 10.39%
Enpro 3.70%11.33%6.89%

Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Nordson pays out 35.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enpro pays out 63.1% 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. Nordson has raised its dividend for 62 consecutive years and Enpro has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Nordson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Nordson has higher revenue and earnings than Enpro. Nordson 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
Nordson$2.90B5.52$484.47M$9.3830.62
Enpro$1.14B5.84$40.50M$2.03155.59

72.1% of Nordson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Enpro shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Nordson shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Enpro shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Nordson beats Enpro on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Enpro compare to Applied Industrial Technologies?

Enpro (NYSE:NPO) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Enpro has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its share price is 56% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 11 more articles in the media than Enpro. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 4 mentions for Enpro. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Enpro's score of 0.92 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Enpro
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Applied Industrial Technologies
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

98.3% of Enpro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Enpro shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Applied Industrial Technologies has a net margin of 8.34% compared to Enpro's net margin of 3.70%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 21.64% beat Enpro's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Enpro3.70% 11.33% 6.89%
Applied Industrial Technologies 8.34%21.64%12.91%

Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Enpro pays out 63.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 19.3% 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 Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Applied Industrial Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Enpro presently has a consensus target price of $315.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.27%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus target price of $313.67, suggesting a potential upside of 0.61%. Given Applied Industrial Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Industrial Technologies is more favorable than Enpro.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Enpro
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Applied Industrial Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

Applied Industrial Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Enpro. Applied Industrial Technologies 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$1.14B5.84$40.50M$2.03155.59
Applied Industrial Technologies$4.56B2.53$392.99M$10.5929.44

Summary

Applied Industrial Technologies beats Enpro on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Enpro compare to Caterpillar?

Enpro (NYSE:NPO) and Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Caterpillar has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Enpro's net margin of 3.70%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 48.21% beat Enpro's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Enpro3.70% 11.33% 6.89%
Caterpillar 13.33%48.21%10.11%

Enpro presently has a consensus target price of $315.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.27%. Caterpillar has a consensus target price of $923.14, suggesting a potential upside of 1.56%. Given Caterpillar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Caterpillar is more favorable than Enpro.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Enpro
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Caterpillar
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 72 more articles in the media than Enpro. MarketBeat recorded 76 mentions for Caterpillar and 4 mentions for Enpro. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Enpro's score of 0.92 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Enpro
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Caterpillar
59 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Caterpillar has higher revenue and earnings than Enpro. Caterpillar 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$1.14B5.84$40.50M$2.03155.59
Caterpillar$67.59B6.19$8.88B$20.0945.25

Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Enpro pays out 63.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caterpillar pays out 30.1% 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. Enpro has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Caterpillar has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Caterpillar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Enpro has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Caterpillar has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the broader market.

98.3% of Enpro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Caterpillar shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Enpro shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Caterpillar beats Enpro on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Enpro compare to Donaldson?

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) and Enpro (NYSE:NPO) are both mid-cap industrial machinery companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Donaldson presently has a consensus target price of $100.20, suggesting a potential upside of 20.20%. Enpro has a consensus target price of $315.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.27%. Given Donaldson's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Donaldson is more favorable than Enpro.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Donaldson
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Enpro
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Donaldson has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Enpro has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Enpro had 1 more articles in the media than Donaldson. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Enpro and 3 mentions for Donaldson. Enpro's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Donaldson's score of 0.62 indicating that Enpro is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Donaldson
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Enpro
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Donaldson pays out 37.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enpro pays out 63.1% 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. Donaldson has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Enpro has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Donaldson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Donaldson has higher revenue and earnings than Enpro. Donaldson 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
Donaldson$3.75B2.57$367M$3.2026.05
Enpro$1.14B5.84$40.50M$2.03155.59

82.8% of Donaldson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Enpro shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Donaldson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Enpro shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Donaldson has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Enpro's net margin of 3.70%. Donaldson's return on equity of 29.85% beat Enpro's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Donaldson10.09% 29.85% 14.88%
Enpro 3.70%11.33%6.89%

Summary

Donaldson beats Enpro on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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NPO vs. The Competition

MetricEnproTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.69B$4.20B$6.62B$23.20B
Dividend Yield0.42%2.16%2.99%4.09%
P/E Ratio155.9846.5929.1230.96
Price / Sales5.8448.53420.9273.60
Price / Cash23.9841.9024.2725.06
Price / Book4.275.586.994.79
Net Income$40.50M$31.78M$203.00M$1.07B
7 Day Performance3.42%4.50%3.41%1.96%
1 Month Performance7.66%2.65%0.97%1.54%
1 Year Performance73.25%34.15%33.76%27.11%

Enpro Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NPO
Enpro
3.062 of 5 stars
$315.85
-0.7%
$315.00
-0.3%
+80.8%$6.69B$1.14B155.984,000
LECO
Lincoln Electric
4.4876 of 5 stars
$253.82
-2.7%
$296.00
+16.6%
+38.5%$13.91B$4.35B26.1912,000
NDSN
Nordson
4.141 of 5 stars
$271.64
-1.8%
$311.50
+14.7%
+48.8%$15.15B$2.79B29.338,000
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
3.6939 of 5 stars
$302.36
-0.9%
$313.67
+3.7%
+39.8%$11.18B$4.84B28.556,800
CAT
Caterpillar
4.2686 of 5 stars
$859.90
-0.5%
$923.14
+7.4%
+164.6%$396.06B$70.76B42.80118,000

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