EPAC vs. BWXT, ESAB, SPXC, ZWS, MOG.B, CHX, WFRD, WHD, JBTM, and HAYW
Should you be buying Enerpac Tool Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Enerpac Tool Group include BWX Technologies (BWXT), ESAB (ESAB), SPX Technologies (SPXC), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS), Moog (MOG.B), ChampionX (CHX), Weatherford International (WFRD), Cactus (WHD), JBT Marel (JBTM), and Hayward (HAYW). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Enerpac Tool Group vs.
Enerpac Tool Group (NYSE:EPAC) and BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.
BWX Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Enerpac Tool Group. Enerpac Tool Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BWX Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
BWX Technologies received 371 more outperform votes than Enerpac Tool Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.68% of users gave BWX Technologies an outperform vote while only 25.00% of users gave Enerpac Tool Group an outperform vote.
Enerpac Tool Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. BWX Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Enerpac Tool Group pays out 2.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BWX Technologies pays out 31.8% 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.
Enerpac Tool Group has a net margin of 15.14% compared to BWX Technologies' net margin of 10.32%. BWX Technologies' return on equity of 31.95% beat Enerpac Tool Group's return on equity.
Enerpac Tool Group has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BWX Technologies has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.
97.7% of Enerpac Tool Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of BWX Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Enerpac Tool Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of BWX Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, BWX Technologies had 10 more articles in the media than Enerpac Tool Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for BWX Technologies and 0 mentions for Enerpac Tool Group. BWX Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Enerpac Tool Group's score of 0.00 indicating that BWX Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
BWX Technologies has a consensus target price of $127.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.69%. Given BWX Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BWX Technologies is more favorable than Enerpac Tool Group.
Summary
BWX Technologies beats Enerpac Tool Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:EPAC) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
