TriMas (TRS) Competitors

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

Is TRS or NPO more profitable?

Enpro has a net margin of 6.95% compared to TriMas' net margin of 2.93%. Enpro's return on equity of 10.25% beat TriMas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TriMas	2.93%	9.21%	4.59%
Enpro	6.95%	10.25%	5.83%

Does the media refer more to TRS or NPO?

In the previous week, Enpro had 6 more articles in the media than TriMas. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Enpro and 6 mentions for TriMas. TriMas' average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Enpro's score of 0.97 indicating that TriMas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TriMas	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enpro	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TRS or NPO a better dividend stock?

TriMas pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. TriMas pays out 27.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enpro pays out 35.8% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TRS or NPO?

Enpro received 143 more outperform votes than TriMas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.60% of users gave Enpro an outperform vote while only 54.80% of users gave TriMas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TriMas	Outperform Votes 217 54.80%	Underperform Votes 179 45.20%
Enpro	Outperform Votes 360 63.60%	Underperform Votes 206 36.40%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TRS or NPO?

TriMas has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Enpro. TriMas 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
TriMas	$925.01M	0.91	$40.36M	$0.59	34.88
Enpro	$1.05B	2.96	$22.20M	$3.46	42.59

Do analysts prefer TRS or NPO?

TriMas currently has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 94.36%. Enpro has a consensus target price of $202.50, indicating a potential upside of 37.43%. Given TriMas' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TriMas is more favorable than Enpro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TriMas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Enpro	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, TRS or NPO?

TriMas has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enpro has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TRS or NPO?

99.4% of TriMas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Enpro shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of TriMas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Enpro shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Enpro beats TriMas on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.