Gorman-Rupp (GRC) Competitors

Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) and Enpro (NYSE:NPO) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GRC or NPO?

59.3% of Gorman-Rupp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Enpro shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Gorman-Rupp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Enpro shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to GRC or NPO?

In the previous week, Enpro had 2 more articles in the media than Gorman-Rupp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Enpro and 3 mentions for Gorman-Rupp. Gorman-Rupp's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Enpro's score of 1.08 indicating that Gorman-Rupp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gorman-Rupp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enpro	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, GRC or NPO?

Gorman-Rupp has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enpro has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GRC or NPO?

Enpro received 50 more outperform votes than Gorman-Rupp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.54% of users gave Enpro an outperform vote while only 62.93% of users gave Gorman-Rupp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gorman-Rupp	Outperform Votes 309 62.93%	Underperform Votes 182 37.07%
Enpro	Outperform Votes 359 63.54%	Underperform Votes 206 36.46%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, GRC or NPO?

Gorman-Rupp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Enpro. Gorman-Rupp 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
Gorman-Rupp	$659.67M	1.41	$40.12M	$1.53	23.10
Enpro	$1.05B	3.27	$22.20M	$3.46	47.16

Do analysts recommend GRC or NPO?

Enpro has a consensus price target of $217.50, indicating a potential upside of 33.29%. Given Enpro's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Enpro is more favorable than Gorman-Rupp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gorman-Rupp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Enpro	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is GRC or NPO more profitable?

Enpro has a net margin of 6.95% compared to Gorman-Rupp's net margin of 6.08%. Gorman-Rupp's return on equity of 12.79% beat Enpro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gorman-Rupp	6.08%	12.79%	5.19%
Enpro	6.95%	10.25%	5.83%

Is GRC or NPO a better dividend stock?

Gorman-Rupp pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Gorman-Rupp pays out 48.4% 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. Gorman-Rupp has increased its dividend for 52 consecutive years. Gorman-Rupp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Enpro beats Gorman-Rupp on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.