TAT Technologies (TATT) Competitors

TAT Technologies (NASDAQ:TATT) and Ducommun (NYSE:DCO) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, TATT or DCO?

TAT Technologies has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ducommun has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TATT or DCO?

Ducommun has higher revenue and earnings than TAT Technologies. TAT Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ducommun, 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
TAT Technologies	$152.12M	2.55	$11.17M	$1.17	26.35
Ducommun	$786.55M	1.64	$31.50M	$2.33	37.21

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TATT or DCO?

15.1% of TAT Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Ducommun shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.8% of TAT Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Ducommun shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor TATT or DCO?

In the previous week, Ducommun had 6 more articles in the media than TAT Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Ducommun and 2 mentions for TAT Technologies. Ducommun's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat TAT Technologies' score of 0.62 indicating that Ducommun is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TAT Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ducommun	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer TATT or DCO?

TAT Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $36.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.77%. Ducommun has a consensus price target of $96.25, suggesting a potential upside of 11.02%. Given TAT Technologies' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe TAT Technologies is more favorable than Ducommun.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TAT Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ducommun	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is TATT or DCO more profitable?

TAT Technologies has a net margin of 8.04% compared to Ducommun's net margin of 4.45%. TAT Technologies' return on equity of 11.90% beat Ducommun's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TAT Technologies	8.04%	11.90%	8.05%
Ducommun	4.45%	7.61%	4.54%

Summary

Ducommun beats TAT Technologies on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.