1,184 Shares in Enpro Inc. (NYSE:NPO) Bought by Vista Finance LLC

Vista Finance LLC bought a new position in Enpro Inc. (NYSE:NPO) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 1,184 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $204,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of Enpro by 357.4% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 526 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 411 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Enpro during the third quarter worth approximately $99,000. KBC Group NV lifted its holdings in shares of Enpro by 24.3% during the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 664 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $108,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN acquired a new stake in shares of Enpro in the third quarter worth $200,000. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new position in Enpro during the second quarter worth $203,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.31% of the company’s stock.

Enpro Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of Enpro stock opened at $192.73 on Friday. Enpro Inc. has a 52-week low of $136.68 and a 52-week high of $197.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.05 billion, a PE ratio of 74.99 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 2.76 and a quick ratio of 2.00. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $178.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $166.88.

Enpro Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be given a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.64%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 5th. This is a positive change from Enpro’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Enpro’s dividend payout ratio is 46.69%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of Enpro from $170.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 16th. StockNews.com downgraded Enpro from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, KeyCorp upped their price target on Enpro from $180.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th.

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.