Woodward (WWD) Competitors

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) and Moog (NYSE:MOG.A) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WWD or MOG.A?

Woodward received 122 more outperform votes than Moog when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.56% of users gave Woodward an outperform vote while only 56.03% of users gave Moog an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Woodward	Outperform Votes 359 58.56%	Underperform Votes 254 41.44%
Moog	Outperform Votes 237 56.03%	Underperform Votes 186 43.97%

Do analysts rate WWD or MOG.A?

Woodward presently has a consensus target price of $174.67, suggesting a potential downside of 0.59%. Moog has a consensus target price of $180.50, suggesting a potential downside of 18.33%. Given Woodward's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Woodward is more favorable than Moog.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Woodward	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Moog	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media prefer WWD or MOG.A?

In the previous week, Woodward had 7 more articles in the media than Moog. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Woodward and 1 mentions for Moog. Woodward's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Moog's score of 0.00 indicating that Woodward is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Woodward	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Moog	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WWD or MOG.A?

81.2% of Woodward shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Moog shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Woodward shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Moog shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, WWD or MOG.A?

Woodward has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moog has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, WWD or MOG.A?

Woodward has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Moog. Woodward is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moog, 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
Woodward	$2.91B	3.60	$232.37M	$5.98	29.38
Moog	$3.61B	1.96	$207.22M	$6.41	34.48

Is WWD or MOG.A more profitable?

Woodward has a net margin of 11.47% compared to Moog's net margin of 5.74%. Woodward's return on equity of 17.16% beat Moog's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Woodward	11.47%	17.16%	8.92%
Moog	5.74%	14.18%	6.22%

Is WWD or MOG.A a better dividend stock?

Woodward pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Moog pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Woodward pays out 16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Moog pays out 17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Woodward is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Woodward beats Moog on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.