Enpro Inc. (NYSE:NPO) Shares Purchased by Vista Finance LLC

Vista Finance LLC raised its position in Enpro Inc. (NYSE:NPO) by 7.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,267 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 83 shares during the period. Vista Finance LLC’s holdings in Enpro were worth $205,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sei Investments Co. grew its holdings in Enpro by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 44,440 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,663,000 after purchasing an additional 1,788 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Enpro by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 101,873 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $17,568,000 after purchasing an additional 2,949 shares during the last quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. grew its holdings in Enpro by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 313,759 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $54,108,000 after purchasing an additional 4,717 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can grew its holdings in Enpro by 9.5% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 2,975 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $513,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Man Group plc acquired a new stake in shares of Enpro during the fourth quarter valued at $488,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.31% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen raised Enpro from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 20th. Sidoti raised Enpro to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Enpro in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd.

Enpro Stock Performance

NYSE NPO opened at $187.89 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $168.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $175.23. Enpro Inc. has a twelve month low of $133.50 and a twelve month high of $214.58. The company has a market capitalization of $3.95 billion, a PE ratio of 54.30 and a beta of 1.59. The company has a current ratio of 2.59, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44.

Enpro (NYSE:NPO) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The industrial products company reported $1.90 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.33. Enpro had a return on equity of 10.25% and a net margin of 6.95%. The firm had revenue of $273.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $266.23 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.57 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict that Enpro Inc. will post 7.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Enpro Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 4th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 4th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.66%. Enpro’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.85%.

Enpro Company Profile

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.