First National Bank of Omaha acquired a new stake in EnPro Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NPO – Get Rating) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 6,243 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $610,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in EnPro Industries by 8.4% in the fourth quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. now owns 1,250 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $138,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the period. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can boosted its position in shares of EnPro Industries by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can now owns 17,805 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,785,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank grew its stake in shares of EnPro Industries by 0.8% during the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 17,768 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,801,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers increased its holdings in EnPro Industries by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 60,063 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $6,611,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. Finally, M&T Bank Corp boosted its holdings in EnPro Industries by 3.7% during the first quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 5,301 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $518,000 after buying an additional 189 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.55% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of EnPro Industries from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 3rd.

EnPro Industries Stock Performance

EnPro Industries (NYSE:NPO – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 2nd. The industrial products company reported $2.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $0.50. The business had revenue of $333.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $325.57 million. EnPro Industries had a return on equity of 11.42% and a net margin of 14.62%. EnPro Industries's quarterly revenue was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.56 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that EnPro Industries, Inc. will post 7.24 earnings per share for the current year.

EnPro Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 14th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 31st were given a $0.28 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 30th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.25%. EnPro Industries's dividend payout ratio is currently 13.01%.

About EnPro Industries

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EnPro Industries, Inc engages in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and service of engineered industrial products in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Sealing Technologies, Advanced Surface Technologies, and Engineered Materials. The Sealing Technologies segment offers single-use hygienic seals, tubing, components and assemblies; metallic, non-metallic, and composite material gaskets; compression packing products; hydraulic components; expansion joints; wall penetration products; and dynamic, flange, resilient metal, elastomeric, and custom-engineered mechanical seals for chemical and petrochemical processing, pulp and paper processing, power generation, food and pharmaceutical processing, primary metal manufacturing, mining, water and waste treatment, heavy-duty trucking, aerospace, medical, filtration, and semiconductor fabrication industries.

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