Elbit Systems (ESLT) Competitors

Elbit Systems (NASDAQ:ESLT) and Embraer (NYSE:ERJ) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, ESLT or ERJ?

Elbit Systems has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Embraer has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ESLT or ERJ more profitable?

Embraer has a net margin of 8.24% compared to Elbit Systems' net margin of 4.00%. Embraer's return on equity of 11.61% beat Elbit Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elbit Systems	4.00%	11.34%	3.31%
Embraer	8.24%	11.61%	3.32%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ESLT or ERJ?

Elbit Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Embraer. Embraer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Elbit Systems, 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
Elbit Systems	$5.97B	2.22	$215.13M	$5.85	50.91
Embraer	$5.27B	1.37	$164M	$2.72	14.47

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ESLT or ERJ?

Embraer received 111 more outperform votes than Elbit Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.91% of users gave Elbit Systems an outperform vote while only 63.16% of users gave Embraer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Elbit Systems	Outperform Votes 321 65.91%	Underperform Votes 166 34.09%
Embraer	Outperform Votes 432 63.16%	Underperform Votes 252 36.84%

Do analysts rate ESLT or ERJ?

Embraer has a consensus target price of $37.43, suggesting a potential downside of 4.93%. Given Embraer's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Embraer is more favorable than Elbit Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elbit Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Embraer	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ESLT or ERJ?

17.9% of Elbit Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of Embraer shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Elbit Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Embraer shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor ESLT or ERJ?

In the previous week, Embraer had 11 more articles in the media than Elbit Systems. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Embraer and 2 mentions for Elbit Systems. Embraer's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Elbit Systems' score of -0.60 indicating that Embraer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Elbit Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Embraer	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Embraer beats Elbit Systems on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.