GATX (GATX) Competitors $158.55 +2.40 (+1.54%) Closing price 07/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$158.57 +0.02 (+0.01%) As of 07/2/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GATX vs. TRN, WSO, WCC, AIT, BECN, AL, MSM, RUSHA, HEES, and DXPEShould you be buying GATX stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GATX include Trinity Industries (TRN), Watsco (WSO), WESCO International (WCC), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN), Air Lease (AL), MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), H&E Equipment Services (HEES), and DXP Enterprises (DXPE). GATX vs. Its Competitors Trinity Industries Watsco WESCO International Applied Industrial Technologies Beacon Roofing Supply Air Lease MSC Industrial Direct Rush Enterprises H&E Equipment Services DXP Enterprises GATX (NYSE:GATX) and Trinity Industries (NYSE:TRN) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GATX or TRN? 93.1% of GATX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of Trinity Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of GATX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Trinity Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is GATX or TRN more profitable? GATX has a net margin of 17.73% compared to Trinity Industries' net margin of 4.79%. GATX's return on equity of 12.00% beat Trinity Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets GATX17.73% 12.00% 2.35% Trinity Industries 4.79%11.47%1.69% Which has more risk & volatility, GATX or TRN? GATX has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trinity Industries has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GATX or TRN? GATX has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Trinity Industries. Trinity Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GATX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGATX$1.59B3.57$284.20M$7.8920.10Trinity Industries$3.08B0.77$138.40M$1.6217.87 Is GATX or TRN a better dividend stock? GATX pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Trinity Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. GATX pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trinity Industries pays out 74.1% 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. GATX has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Trinity Industries has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Trinity Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media prefer GATX or TRN? In the previous week, GATX had 4 more articles in the media than Trinity Industries. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for GATX and 4 mentions for Trinity Industries. Trinity Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat GATX's score of 0.79 indicating that Trinity Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment GATX 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Trinity Industries 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend GATX or TRN? GATX currently has a consensus target price of $167.67, indicating a potential upside of 5.75%. Trinity Industries has a consensus target price of $27.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.01%. Given GATX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GATX is more favorable than Trinity Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score GATX 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Trinity Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryGATX beats Trinity Industries on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get GATX News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GATX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GATX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GATX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGATXTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.57B$7.07B$7.15B$20.53BDividend Yield1.56%1.80%922.91%3.77%P/E Ratio20.1016.3412.8227.85Price / Sales3.576.14306.7037.49Price / Cash7.816.397.4121.91Price / Book2.312.022.164.55Net Income$284.20M$360.72M$560.55M$984.95M7 Day Performance2.18%3.21%2.51%2.31%1 Month Performance0.96%6.47%4.49%4.85%1 Year Performance19.55%38.43%1.85%13.81% GATX Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GATXGATX1.7 of 5 stars$158.55+1.5%$167.67+5.8%+19.5%$5.57B$1.59B20.102,150TRNTrinity Industries3.2737 of 5 stars$27.04+0.2%$27.50+1.7%-1.1%$2.21B$2.86B16.692,890Gap UpWSOWatsco3.2376 of 5 stars$441.88+1.2%$485.83+9.9%-4.3%$17.90B$7.58B33.967,295Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastWCCWESCO International3.0977 of 5 stars$185.57+0.1%$212.63+14.6%+22.9%$9.06B$21.82B14.0420,000AITApplied Industrial Technologies4.6278 of 5 stars$232.65+0.4%$285.00+22.5%+27.7%$8.86B$4.48B23.366,500BECNBeacon Roofing Supply0.9915 of 5 stars$124.17flat$124.78+0.5%N/A$7.67B$9.76B21.237,480ALAir Lease4.9065 of 5 stars$58.52-0.3%$57.43-1.9%+25.7%$6.54B$2.73B10.23150Positive NewsMSMMSC Industrial Direct3.9458 of 5 stars$85.08-0.5%$86.00+1.1%+11.8%$4.74B$3.75B22.457,423Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeRUSHARush Enterprises4.2057 of 5 stars$51.51-0.4%$61.00+18.4%+33.1%$4.01B$7.80B14.397,388HEESH&E Equipment Services2.8294 of 5 stars$94.64flat$71.33-24.6%N/A$3.47B$1.46B24.022,380DXPEDXP Enterprises3.0977 of 5 stars$87.65-0.5%$95.00+8.4%+100.9%$1.38B$1.80B18.221,843Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TRN Competitors WSO Competitors WCC Competitors AIT Competitors BECN Competitors AL Competitors MSM Competitors RUSHA Competitors HEES Competitors DXPE Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GATX) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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