Enpro (NPO) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NPO or NDSN?

98.3% of Enpro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Nordson shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Enpro shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Nordson shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NPO or NDSN?

Nordson has higher revenue and earnings than Enpro. Nordson 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
Enpro	$1.05B	2.96	$22.20M	$3.46	42.59
Nordson	$2.67B	3.90	$467.28M	$7.86	23.29

Does the media refer more to NPO or NDSN?

In the previous week, Nordson had 9 more articles in the media than Enpro. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Nordson and 12 mentions for Enpro. Nordson's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Enpro's score of 0.94 indicating that Nordson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enpro	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nordson	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NPO or NDSN?

Nordson received 97 more outperform votes than Enpro when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.60% of users gave Enpro an outperform vote while only 61.67% of users gave Nordson an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Enpro	Outperform Votes 360 63.60%	Underperform Votes 206 36.40%
Nordson	Outperform Votes 457 61.67%	Underperform Votes 284 38.33%

Is NPO or NDSN a better dividend stock?

Enpro pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Enpro pays out 35.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nordson pays out 39.7% 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. Nordson has increased its dividend for 62 consecutive years. Nordson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, NPO or NDSN?

Enpro has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nordson has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate NPO or NDSN?

Enpro currently has a consensus price target of $202.50, suggesting a potential upside of 37.43%. Nordson has a consensus price target of $250.20, suggesting a potential upside of 36.65%. Given Enpro's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Enpro is more favorable than Nordson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enpro	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Nordson	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is NPO or NDSN more profitable?

Nordson has a net margin of 16.93% compared to Enpro's net margin of 6.95%. Nordson's return on equity of 19.28% beat Enpro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enpro	6.95%	10.25%	5.83%
Nordson	16.93%	19.28%	9.92%

Summary

Nordson beats Enpro on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.