Comparing Enerpac Tool Group (EPAC) & Its Peers

Enerpac Tool Group (NYSE:EPAC) is one of 436 publicly-traded companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Enerpac Tool Group to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Enerpac Tool Group and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Enerpac Tool Group	$652.30 million	$89.70 million	23.74
Enerpac Tool Group Competitors	$4.78 billion	$362.65 million	5.91

Enerpac Tool Group’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Enerpac Tool Group. Enerpac Tool Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

Enerpac Tool Group has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enerpac Tool Group’s competitors have a beta of 5.12, indicating that their average stock price is 412% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Enerpac Tool Group and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enerpac Tool Group	0	3	1	0	2.25
Enerpac Tool Group Competitors	4206	14713	18226	808	2.41

Enerpac Tool Group presently has a consensus price target of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.43%. As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 32.63%. Given Enerpac Tool Group’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Enerpac Tool Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Enerpac Tool Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enerpac Tool Group	13.74%	22.74%	11.88%
Enerpac Tool Group Competitors	-1,039.03%	-14.89%	0.54%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

97.7% of Enerpac Tool Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.8% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Enerpac Tool Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Enerpac Tool Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Enerpac Tool Group pays out 2.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Machinery” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.8% and pay out 24.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Enerpac Tool Group competitors beat Enerpac Tool Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Enerpac Tool Group Company Profile

Enerpac Tool Group Corp. manufactures and sells a range of industrial products and solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Canada, China, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, France, and internationally. It operates through Industrial Tools & Services and Other segments. The Industrial Tools & Services segment designs, manufactures, and distributes branded hydraulic and mechanical tools; and provides services and tool rentals to the infrastructure, industrial maintenance, repair and operations, oil and gas, mining, alternative and renewable energy, civil construction, and other markets. It also offers branded tools and engineered heavy lifting technology solutions, and hydraulic torque wrenches; maintenance and manpower services; high-force hydraulic and mechanical tools, including cylinders, pumps, valves, and specialty tools; and bolt tensioners and other miscellaneous products. This segment markets its branded tools and services primarily under the Enerpac, Hydratight, Larzep, and Simplex brands. The Other segment designs and manufactures synthetic ropes and biomedical textiles. The company was formerly known as Actuant Corporation and changed its name to Enerpac Tool Group Corp. in January 2020. Enerpac Tool Group Corp. was incorporated in 1910 and is headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.