AeroVironment (AVAV) Competitors $164.03 +2.19 (+1.35%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends AVAV vs. TXT, CW, HII, HXL, KTOS, SPR, AIR, TGI, NPK, and ATROShould you be buying AeroVironment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AeroVironment include Textron (TXT), Curtiss-Wright (CW), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Hexcel (HXL), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), Spirit AeroSystems (SPR), AAR (AIR), Triumph Group (TGI), National Presto Industries (NPK), and Astronics (ATRO). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry. AeroVironment vs. Textron Curtiss-Wright Huntington Ingalls Industries Hexcel Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Spirit AeroSystems AAR Triumph Group National Presto Industries Astronics Textron (NYSE:TXT) and AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and community ranking. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TXT or AVAV? 86.0% of Textron shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of AeroVironment shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Textron shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of AeroVironment 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. Does the MarketBeat Community favor TXT or AVAV? Textron received 175 more outperform votes than AeroVironment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.78% of users gave Textron an outperform vote while only 54.65% of users gave AeroVironment an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTextronOutperform Votes61067.78% Underperform Votes29032.22% AeroVironmentOutperform Votes43554.65% Underperform Votes36145.35% Is TXT or AVAV more profitable? AeroVironment has a net margin of 6.39% compared to Textron's net margin of 6.30%. Textron's return on equity of 16.02% beat AeroVironment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Textron6.30% 16.02% 6.71% AeroVironment 6.39%8.12%6.75% Which has more risk and volatility, TXT or AVAV? Textron has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AeroVironment has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer TXT or AVAV? In the previous week, Textron had 6 more articles in the media than AeroVironment. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Textron and 12 mentions for AeroVironment. AeroVironment's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Textron's score of 0.31 indicating that AeroVironment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Textron 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral AeroVironment 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate TXT or AVAV? Textron presently has a consensus target price of $101.56, indicating a potential upside of 32.15%. AeroVironment has a consensus target price of $225.20, indicating a potential upside of 37.29%. Given AeroVironment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AeroVironment is more favorable than Textron.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Textron 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44AeroVironment 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TXT or AVAV? Textron has higher revenue and earnings than AeroVironment. Textron is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AeroVironment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTextron$13.98B1.02$921M$4.5516.89AeroVironment$761.50M6.08$59.67M$1.7494.27 SummaryAeroVironment beats Textron on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AVAV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAeroVironmentAircraft IndustryAerospace SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.63B$11.43B$17.88B$9.08BDividend YieldN/AN/A1.29%4.21%P/E Ratio94.2713.4436.9117.15Price / Sales6.08697.3819.38116.80Price / Cash36.6324.9330.2937.88Price / Book5.397.015.724.78Net Income$59.67M-$252.29M$463.64M$225.60M7 Day Performance4.81%1.01%3.24%-1.21%1 Month Performance-15.56%42.30%6.33%3.09%1 Year Performance29.21%4.76%38.63%16.48% AeroVironment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVAVAeroVironment3.3591 of 5 stars$164.03+1.4%$225.20+37.3%+29.8%$4.63B$761.50M94.271,428High Trading VolumeTXTTextron4.5283 of 5 stars$81.55+0.8%$101.56+24.5%-3.1%$15.13B$13.68B17.7835,000Analyst UpgradeCWCurtiss-Wright4.0898 of 5 stars$380.57+3.7%$379.00-0.4%+62.9%$14.44B$3.08B34.718,600Analyst RevisionPositive NewsHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.4201 of 5 stars$197.62+2.9%$228.89+15.8%-24.6%$7.73B$11.71B10.8544,000HXLHexcel4.2104 of 5 stars$64.44+1.1%$70.83+9.9%-13.2%$5.22B$1.89B48.665,590Analyst UpgradeKTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions3.3902 of 5 stars$28.64+6.7%$26.40-7.8%+29.3%$4.33B$1.13B268.403,900Insider TradePositive NewsGap DownSPRSpirit AeroSystems1.7752 of 5 stars$33.38+1.2%$35.67+6.9%+7.7%$3.90B$6.05B-2.6520,655Analyst ForecastAIRAAR4.2022 of 5 stars$63.79+0.9%$81.00+27.0%-14.7%$2.29B$2.32B34.745,700News CoverageTGITriumph Group4.1914 of 5 stars$18.71+1.6%$16.67-10.9%+45.0%$1.45B$1.21B2.704,530Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsNPKNational Presto Industries1.9249 of 5 stars$92.99+0.0%N/A+17.5%$660.23M$351.95M19.571,007News CoverageATROAstronics3.1067 of 5 stars$16.79+2.9%$20.00+19.1%-4.0%$592.05M$782.18M-85.842,500 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Textron Competitors Curtiss-Wright Competitors Huntington Ingalls Industries Competitors Hexcel Competitors Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Competitors Spirit AeroSystems Competitors AAR Competitors Triumph Group Competitors National Presto Industries Competitors Astronics Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AVAV) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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