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

Shares of Enpro Inc. (NYSE:NPO) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the five ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, two have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $245.00.

A number of research analysts have weighed in on NPO shares. Zacks Research cut shares of Enpro from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Enpro from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th. KeyCorp upped their target price on shares of Enpro from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Enpro in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their price target on Enpro from $215.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Enpro in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Huntington National Bank boosted its holdings in Enpro by 106.3% in the 2nd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 165 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA grew its position in Enpro by 98.6% during the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 147 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in Enpro by 236.4% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 148 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the period. Finally, Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Enpro during the 2nd quarter valued at about $36,000. 98.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Enpro Stock Performance

Shares of NPO stock opened at $223.80 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $222.59 and a 200 day moving average price of $210.23. The stock has a market cap of $4.71 billion, a PE ratio of 55.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.60. Enpro has a 1 year low of $133.50 and a 1 year high of $248.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a current ratio of 2.49.

Enpro (NYSE:NPO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.99 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.06. Enpro had a return on equity of 10.49% and a net margin of 7.83%.The business had revenue of $286.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $276.57 million. Enpro has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.750-8.050 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Enpro will post 7.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Enpro Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 3rd will be issued a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 3rd. Enpro’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.47%.

About Enpro

Enpro Inc design, develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary, value-added products and solutions to safeguard critical environments in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Sealing Technologies and Advanced Surface Technologies. The Sealing Technologies segment offers single-use hygienic seals, tubing, components and assemblies; metallic, non-metallic, and composite material gaskets; dynamic seals; compression packing; hydraulic components; expansion joints; and wall penetration products for chemical and petrochemical processing, pulp and paper processing, nuclear energy, hydrogen, natural gas, food and biopharmaceutical processing, primary metal manufacturing, mining, water and waste treatment, commercial vehicle, aerospace, medical, filtration, and semiconductor fabrication industries.