Energy Recovery (ERII) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NPO or ERII?

98.3% of Enpro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of Energy Recovery shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Enpro shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Energy Recovery shares are held 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.

Does the media refer more to NPO or ERII?

In the previous week, Energy Recovery had 4 more articles in the media than Enpro. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Energy Recovery and 9 mentions for Enpro. Enpro's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Energy Recovery's score of 1.13 indicating that Enpro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enpro	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Energy Recovery	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, NPO or ERII?

Enpro has higher revenue and earnings than Energy Recovery. Energy Recovery 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	$1.05B	3.03	$22.20M	$3.46	43.59
Energy Recovery	$144.95M	5.67	$21.50M	$0.41	36.61

Which has more volatility & risk, NPO or ERII?

Enpro has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Recovery has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NPO or ERII more profitable?

Energy Recovery has a net margin of 14.35% compared to Enpro's net margin of 6.95%. Enpro's return on equity of 10.25% beat Energy Recovery's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enpro	6.95%	10.25%	5.83%
Energy Recovery	14.35%	8.90%	7.84%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NPO or ERII?

Enpro received 3 more outperform votes than Energy Recovery when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.67% of users gave Enpro an outperform vote while only 60.17% of users gave Energy Recovery an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Enpro	Outperform Votes 361 63.67%	Underperform Votes 206 36.33%
Energy Recovery	Outperform Votes 358 60.17%	Underperform Votes 237 39.83%

Do analysts rate NPO or ERII?

Enpro currently has a consensus price target of $202.50, suggesting a potential upside of 34.27%. Energy Recovery has a consensus price target of $20.75, suggesting a potential upside of 38.24%. Given Energy Recovery's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Energy Recovery is more favorable than Enpro.

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
Energy Recovery	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Summary

Enpro beats Energy Recovery on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.