Enpro (NPO) Competitors

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) and Enpro (NYSE:NPO) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PNR or NPO?

Pentair received 301 more outperform votes than Enpro when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.54% of users gave Enpro an outperform vote while only 57.44% of users gave Pentair an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pentair	Outperform Votes 660 57.44%	Underperform Votes 489 42.56%
Enpro	Outperform Votes 359 63.54%	Underperform Votes 206 36.46%

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

92.4% of Pentair shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Enpro shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Pentair shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Enpro shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, PNR or NPO?

Pentair has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enpro has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PNR or NPO more profitable?

Pentair has a net margin of 15.32% compared to Enpro's net margin of 6.95%. Pentair's return on equity of 20.94% beat Enpro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pentair	15.32%	20.94%	11.05%
Enpro	6.95%	10.25%	5.83%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PNR or NPO?

Pentair has higher revenue and earnings than Enpro. Pentair 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
Pentair	$4.08B	3.60	$625.40M	$3.74	23.85
Enpro	$1.05B	3.54	$22.20M	$3.46	50.63

Does the media favor PNR or NPO?

In the previous week, Pentair had 21 more articles in the media than Enpro. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Pentair and 7 mentions for Enpro. Pentair's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Enpro's score of 1.14 indicating that Pentair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pentair	15 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enpro	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate PNR or NPO?

Pentair presently has a consensus price target of $112.27, suggesting a potential upside of 25.87%. Enpro has a consensus price target of $217.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.16%. Given Pentair's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pentair is more favorable than Enpro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pentair	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94
Enpro	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is PNR or NPO a better dividend stock?

Pentair pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Pentair pays out 26.7% 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. Pentair is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Pentair beats Enpro on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.