Enpro Inc. (NYSE:NPO) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Enpro Inc. (NYSE:NPO) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the five ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $358.3333.

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on NPO shares. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Enpro from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Monday, June 15th. KeyCorp lifted their target price on shares of Enpro from $345.00 to $370.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on shares of Enpro in a research report on Monday. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $420.00 price target for the company.

Enpro Price Performance

NPO stock opened at $322.68 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 158.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a 50-day moving average of $333.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $284.33. Enpro has a 52-week low of $199.73 and a 52-week high of $390.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 2.20 and a quick ratio of 1.40.

Enpro (NYSE:NPO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $2.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.08 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $303.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $303.90 million. Enpro had a return on equity of 11.33% and a net margin of 3.70%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.90 earnings per share. Enpro has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.850-9.500 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Enpro will post 9.14 EPS for the current year.

Enpro Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were paid a $0.32 dividend. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 3rd. Enpro’s dividend payout ratio is currently 63.05%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Enpro

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its position in Enpro by 1,651.9% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 409,798 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $78,497,000 after buying an additional 386,406 shares in the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Enpro by 34.1% during the second quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 1,065,791 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $204,152,000 after buying an additional 270,909 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Enpro by 26.5% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 825,339 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $186,527,000 after buying an additional 172,991 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Enpro by 36,070.1% in the fourth quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 105,255 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $22,540,000 after acquiring an additional 104,964 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in shares of Enpro by 32.3% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 350,948 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $75,149,000 after acquiring an additional 85,667 shares during the last quarter. 98.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Enpro Company Profile

Enpro Group, Inc (NYSE: NPO) is a global industrial technology company specializing in engineered products designed to perform in critical and harsh environments. The company’s product portfolio spans proprietary bearing materials and surface enhancement technologies, high-performance sealing solutions, and fluid handling components. Enpro’s offerings are tailored for markets such as semiconductor manufacturing, aerospace, energy, chemical processing, life sciences and general industrial applications.

Formed in December 2002 as a spin-off from the aerospace and defense supplier Goodrich Corporation, Enpro has grown through a combination of targeted acquisitions and focused organic investment in research and development.