GATX (GATX) Competitors $152.32 -1.79 (-1.16%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$152.22 -0.09 (-0.06%) As of 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, AL, MSM, RUSHA, DXPE, MRC, and WLFCShould 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), Air Lease (AL), MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), DXP Enterprises (DXPE), MRC Global (MRC), and Willis Lease Finance (WLFC). GATX vs. Its Competitors Trinity Industries Watsco WESCO International Applied Industrial Technologies Air Lease MSC Industrial Direct Rush Enterprises DXP Enterprises MRC Global Willis Lease Finance GATX (NYSE:GATX) and Trinity Industries (NYSE:TRN) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. 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 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$1.59B3.43$284.20M$7.8919.30Trinity Industries$3.08B0.69$138.40M$1.6216.13 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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Trinity Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer GATX or TRN? GATX currently has a consensus price target of $167.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.08%. Trinity Industries has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.23%. Given GATX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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 Is GATX or TRN a better dividend stock? GATX pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Trinity Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. 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 raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Trinity Industries has raised 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. Which has more volatility and risk, GATX or TRN? GATX has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trinity Industries has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer GATX or TRN? In the previous week, Trinity Industries had 1 more articles in the media than GATX. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Trinity Industries and 3 mentions for GATX. Trinity Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat GATX's score of 0.00 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Trinity Industries 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryGATX beats Trinity Industries on 13 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$5.50B$7.17B$7.45B$21.15BDividend Yield1.58%1.80%699.44%3.58%P/E Ratio19.3015.9313.2327.76Price / Sales3.436.56535.9158.69Price / Cash7.716.648.0423.00Price / Book2.222.012.194.67Net Income$284.20M$360.72M$571.39M$993.85M7 Day Performance-2.50%0.24%0.93%1.16%1 Month Performance-2.24%4.91%4.90%4.99%1 Year Performance13.04%36.43%5.88%12.54% GATX Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GATXGATX2.3936 of 5 stars$152.32-1.2%$167.67+10.1%+14.7%$5.50B$1.59B19.302,150Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsTRNTrinity Industries3.8807 of 5 stars$26.04-0.9%$27.50+5.6%-17.8%$2.13B$3.08B16.082,890Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsWSOWatsco3.1071 of 5 stars$469.05-0.4%$484.17+3.2%-3.5%$19.00B$7.62B36.057,295Upcoming EarningsWCCWESCO International4.1871 of 5 stars$203.52-1.1%$210.75+3.6%+24.0%$9.93B$21.82B15.3920,000Upcoming EarningsAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.0388 of 5 stars$259.98-0.3%$285.00+9.6%+27.3%$9.90B$4.48B26.106,500Positive NewsALAir Lease4.7549 of 5 stars$56.91-1.1%$59.29+4.2%+19.8%$6.36B$2.73B9.95150Positive NewsMSMMSC Industrial Direct3.9953 of 5 stars$85.97-1.7%$90.33+5.1%+5.1%$4.79B$3.82B24.287,423Positive NewsRUSHARush Enterprises4.5431 of 5 stars$50.43-0.5%$61.00+21.0%+12.6%$3.92B$7.80B14.097,388News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsDXPEDXP Enterprises2.8528 of 5 stars$98.35-1.3%$95.00-3.4%+93.8%$1.54B$1.80B20.451,843Positive NewsMRCMRC Global2.118 of 5 stars$14.03-0.1%$15.33+9.3%-2.1%$1.21B$2.95B-127.572,600Analyst ForecastWLFCWillis Lease Finance3.0687 of 5 stars$140.38+0.9%N/A+72.9%$1.08B$569.22M9.62240Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TRN Competitors WSO Competitors WCC Competitors AIT Competitors AL Competitors MSM Competitors RUSHA Competitors DXPE Competitors MRC Competitors WLFC 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 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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