RKLB vs. KTOS, MTTR, KAMN, AIR, UP, EVEX, ACHR, EH, TGI, and WD
Should you be buying Rocket Lab USA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rocket Lab USA include Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), Matterport (MTTR), Kaman (KAMN), AAR (AIR), Wheels Up Experience (UP), EVE (EVEX), Archer Aviation (ACHR), EHang (EH), Triumph Group (TGI), and Walker & Dunlop (WD).
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) and Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ:RKLB) are both mid-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a net margin of -0.06% compared to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' net margin of -64.15%. Rocket Lab USA's return on equity of 3.43% beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' return on equity.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rocket Lab USA has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
75.9% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.8% of Rocket Lab USA shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Rocket Lab USA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions received 629 more outperform votes than Rocket Lab USA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.29% of users gave Kratos Defense & Security Solutions an outperform vote while only 45.10% of users gave Rocket Lab USA an outperform vote.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $22.14, indicating a potential upside of 5.29%. Rocket Lab USA has a consensus price target of $7.39, indicating a potential upside of 73.78%. Given Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rocket Lab USA is more favorable than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Rocket Lab USA.
In the previous week, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had 3 more articles in the media than Rocket Lab USA. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and 7 mentions for Rocket Lab USA. Rocket Lab USA's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' score of 0.54 indicating that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions beats Rocket Lab USA on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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