Astronics (ATRO) Competitors

Astronics (NASDAQ:ATRO) and Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do analysts rate ATRO or PKE?

Astronics currently has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.19%. Given Astronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Astronics is more favorable than Park Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Astronics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Park Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, ATRO or PKE?

Astronics has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Park Aerospace has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ATRO or PKE?

In the previous week, Astronics had 6 more articles in the media than Park Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Astronics and 0 mentions for Park Aerospace. Astronics' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Park Aerospace's score of 0.00 indicating that Astronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Astronics	Positive
Park Aerospace	Neutral

Is ATRO or PKE more profitable?

Park Aerospace has a net margin of 11.82% compared to Astronics' net margin of -0.82%. Astronics' return on equity of 6.94% beat Park Aerospace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Astronics	-0.82%	6.94%	2.73%
Park Aerospace	11.82%	6.61%	5.74%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ATRO or PKE?

56.7% of Astronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Park Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.9% of Astronics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Park Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ATRO or PKE?

Astronics received 168 more outperform votes than Park Aerospace when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.40% of users gave Astronics an outperform vote while only 60.10% of users gave Park Aerospace an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Astronics	Outperform Votes 397 65.40%	Underperform Votes 210 34.60%
Park Aerospace	Outperform Votes 229 60.10%	Underperform Votes 152 39.90%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ATRO or PKE?

Park Aerospace has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Astronics. Astronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Park Aerospace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Astronics	$689.21M	0.85	-$26.42M	-$0.19	-88.31
Park Aerospace	$56M	5.21	$7.47M	$0.34	43.03

Summary

Astronics beats Park Aerospace on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.