Zentek (NASDAQ:ZTEK – Get Free Report) and Enpro (NYSE:NPO – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and risk.
Risk & Volatility
Zentek has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enpro has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Zentek and Enpro’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Zentek | -875.49% | -60.84% | -45.12% |
| Enpro | 3.70% | 11.33% | 6.89% |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Zentek | $630,000.00 | 91.05 | -$7.22 million | ($0.05) | -10.56 |
| Enpro | $1.14 billion | 5.88 | $40.50 million | $2.03 | 156.65 |
Enpro has higher revenue and earnings than Zentek. Zentek is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enpro, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for Zentek and Enpro, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Zentek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Enpro | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
Enpro has a consensus price target of $315.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.94%. Given Enpro’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Enpro is more favorable than Zentek.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.8% of Zentek shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Enpro shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Enpro shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Enpro beats Zentek on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Zentek
Zentek Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research and development of graphene and related nanomaterials in Canada. The company develops graphene-based antimicrobial coating under the ZenGUARD brand, surgical masks, HVAC filters, personal protective equipment, rapid detection point of care diagnostics tests, and pharmaceutical products based on graphene-based compounds. It is also developing graphene oxide synthesis and graphene synthesis. In addition, the company owns 100% interest in the Albany graphite project located in Northern Ontario, Canada. The company was formerly known as ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd. and changed its name to Zentek Ltd. in October 2021. Zentek Ltd. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Guelph, Canada.
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. The Advanced Surface Technologies segment offers cleaning, coating, testing, refurbishment, and verification services for critical components and assemblies used in semiconductor manufacturing equipment, as well as for critical applications in the space, aerospace, and defense markets; and specialized optical filters and thin-film coatings for various applications in the industrial technology, life sciences, and semiconductor markets. The company was formerly known as EnPro Industries, Inc. and changed its name to Enpro Inc. in December 2023. Enpro Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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