Sypris Solutions (SYPR) Competitors

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) and Sypris Solutions (NASDAQ:SYPR) are both aerospace & defense companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more risk and volatility, GE or SYPR?

GE Aerospace has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sypris Solutions has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GE or SYPR more profitable?

GE Aerospace has a net margin of 18.64% compared to Sypris Solutions' net margin of -1.86%. GE Aerospace's return on equity of 31.32% beat Sypris Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GE Aerospace	18.64%	31.32%	4.86%
Sypris Solutions	-1.86%	-12.86%	-2.12%

Do analysts prefer GE or SYPR?

GE Aerospace currently has a consensus price target of $232.92, indicating a potential downside of 17.31%. Given GE Aerospace's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe GE Aerospace is more favorable than Sypris Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GE Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
Sypris Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor GE or SYPR?

In the previous week, GE Aerospace had 63 more articles in the media than Sypris Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 64 mentions for GE Aerospace and 1 mentions for Sypris Solutions. Sypris Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat GE Aerospace's score of 1.19 indicating that Sypris Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
GE Aerospace	Positive
Sypris Solutions	Very Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GE or SYPR?

GE Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than Sypris Solutions. Sypris Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GE Aerospace, 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
GE Aerospace	$38.70B	7.72	$6.56B	$7.17	39.28
Sypris Solutions	$140.18M	0.35	-$1.68M	-$0.10	-21.10

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GE or SYPR?

74.8% of GE Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of Sypris Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of GE Aerospace shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 48.2% of Sypris Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

GE Aerospace beats Sypris Solutions on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.