Astronics (ATRO) Competitors

AAR (NYSE:AIR) and Astronics (NASDAQ:ATRO) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, AIR or ATRO?

AAR has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Astronics has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to AIR or ATRO?

In the previous week, Astronics had 2 more articles in the media than AAR. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Astronics and 2 mentions for AAR. AAR's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Astronics' score of 0.62 indicating that AAR is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AAR	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Astronics	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend AIR or ATRO?

AAR presently has a consensus target price of $81.50, indicating a potential upside of 31.80%. Astronics has a consensus target price of $17.00, indicating a potential downside of 15.84%. Given AAR's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe AAR is more favorable than Astronics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AAR	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Astronics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AIR or ATRO?

Astronics received 64 more outperform votes than AAR when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.30% of users gave Astronics an outperform vote while only 60.69% of users gave AAR an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AAR	Outperform Votes 335 60.69%	Underperform Votes 217 39.31%
Astronics	Outperform Votes 399 65.30%	Underperform Votes 212 34.70%

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

90.7% of AAR shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.7% of Astronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of AAR shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Astronics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AIR or ATRO?

AAR has higher revenue and earnings than Astronics. Astronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AAR, 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
AAR	$2.32B	0.96	$46.30M	$0.28	220.85
Astronics	$689.21M	1.03	-$26.42M	-$0.19	-106.31

Is AIR or ATRO more profitable?

AAR has a net margin of 0.41% compared to Astronics' net margin of -0.82%. AAR's return on equity of 10.46% beat Astronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AAR	0.41%	10.46%	4.77%
Astronics	-0.82%	6.94%	2.73%

Summary

AAR beats Astronics on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.