Enpro (NPO) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to NPO or IOSP?

In the previous week, Innospec had 7 more articles in the media than Enpro. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Innospec and 2 mentions for Enpro. Enpro's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Innospec's score of 0.89 indicating that Enpro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enpro	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Innospec	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NPO or IOSP a better dividend stock?

Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Innospec pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Enpro pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Innospec pays out 155.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Enpro has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Innospec has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Innospec is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

98.3% of Enpro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of Innospec shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Enpro shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Innospec shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, NPO or IOSP?

Enpro has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Innospec has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NPO or IOSP?

Enpro has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Innospec. Enpro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Innospec, 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	$1.05B	4.09	$72.90M	$4.02	50.74
Innospec	$1.85B	1.19	$35.60M	$1.08	81.72

Is NPO or IOSP more profitable?

Enpro has a net margin of 7.98% compared to Innospec's net margin of 1.51%. Innospec's return on equity of 11.38% beat Enpro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enpro	7.98%	10.67%	6.13%
Innospec	1.51%	11.38%	8.00%

Do analysts recommend NPO or IOSP?

Enpro presently has a consensus price target of $202.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.72%. Given Enpro's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Enpro is more favorable than Innospec.

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
Innospec	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Summary

Enpro beats Innospec on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.