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

Enpro Inc. (NYSE:NPO) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the five analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $297.50.

Several brokerages recently weighed in on NPO. Wall Street Zen downgraded Enpro from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on Enpro from $240.00 to $285.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Enpro in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of Enpro from $260.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th.

Insider Activity at Enpro

In other Enpro news, CAO Steven R. Bower sold 507 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $265.15, for a total value of $134,431.05. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 4,695 shares in the company, valued at $1,244,879.25. This trade represents a 9.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director John Humphrey sold 1,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.69, for a total transaction of $349,297.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 3,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $859,808. This trade represents a 28.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 9,660 shares of company stock worth $2,653,220. Corporate insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Enpro

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in Enpro by 67.2% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,287 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $532,000 after purchasing an additional 1,321 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Enpro by 4.6% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 12,506 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,023,000 after purchasing an additional 552 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp acquired a new stake in shares of Enpro during the first quarter valued at about $247,000. United Services Automobile Association bought a new stake in shares of Enpro during the first quarter worth about $220,000. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its holdings in shares of Enpro by 17.3% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 68,906 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $11,148,000 after purchasing an additional 10,162 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.31% of the company’s stock.

Enpro Stock Up 4.0%

Shares of NPO opened at $250.17 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $255.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $234.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 2.32 and a quick ratio of 1.50. Enpro has a one year low of $133.50 and a one year high of $286.35. The company has a market cap of $5.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 132.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.56.

Enpro (NYSE:NPO) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The industrial products company reported $1.99 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.91 by $0.08. Enpro had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 3.54%.The firm had revenue of $295.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $280.50 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.57 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Enpro has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.500-9.200 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Enpro will post 7.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Enpro Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 4th were paid a $0.32 dividend. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 4th. This is a positive change from Enpro’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. Enpro’s payout ratio is currently 67.72%.

About Enpro

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.