WWD vs. MOG.A, BE, HOLI, THR, BLDP, IR, XYL, DOV, IEX, and SNA
Should you be buying Woodward stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Woodward include Moog (MOG.A), Bloom Energy (BE), Hollysys Automation Technologies (HOLI), Thermon Group (THR), Ballard Power Systems (BLDP), Ingersoll Rand (IR), Xylem (XYL), Dover (DOV), IDEX (IEX), and Snap-on (SNA).
Moog (NYSE:MOG.A) and Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.
Woodward has a net margin of 11.09% compared to Woodward's net margin of 5.41%. Moog's return on equity of 16.50% beat Woodward's return on equity.
Woodward has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Moog. Moog is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Woodward, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Moog pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Woodward pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Moog pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Woodward pays out 17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Woodward has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.
Woodward received 117 more outperform votes than Moog when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.70% of users gave Woodward an outperform vote while only 55.71% of users gave Moog an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Woodward had 22 more articles in the media than Moog. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Woodward and 1 mentions for Moog. Moog's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Woodward's score of 0.00 indicating that Woodward is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Moog has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodward has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.
88.0% of Moog shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Woodward shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Moog shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Woodward shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Moog presently has a consensus price target of $141.50, indicating a potential downside of 16.48%. Woodward has a consensus price target of $174.38, indicating a potential downside of 6.50%. Given Moog's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Woodward is more favorable than Moog.
Summary
Woodward beats Moog on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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