AeroVironment (AVAV) Competitors

Textron (NYSE:TXT) and AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, TXT or AVAV?

Textron has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AeroVironment has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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
Textron	6.30%	16.02%	6.71%
AeroVironment	6.39%	8.12%	6.75%

Do analysts prefer TXT or AVAV?

Textron currently has a consensus target price of $98.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.76%. AeroVironment has a consensus target price of $225.20, suggesting a potential upside of 33.46%. Given AeroVironment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
AeroVironment	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TXT or AVAV?

86.0% of Textron shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of AeroVironment shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Textron shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of AeroVironment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer TXT or AVAV?

In the previous week, Textron and Textron both had 9 articles in the media. AeroVironment's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Textron's score of 0.04 indicating that AeroVironment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Textron	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
AeroVironment	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Textron	$13.68B	1.07	$921M	$4.55	17.40
AeroVironment	$716.72M	6.64	$59.67M	$1.74	96.98

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TXT or AVAV?

Textron received 178 more outperform votes than AeroVironment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.81% of users gave Textron an outperform vote while only 54.65% of users gave AeroVironment an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Textron	Outperform Votes 613 67.81%	Underperform Votes 291 32.19%
AeroVironment	Outperform Votes 435 54.65%	Underperform Votes 361 45.35%

Summary

Textron and AeroVironment tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.