AAR (AIR) Competitors $70.25 -0.36 (-0.51%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends AIR vs. HII, HXL, KTOS, AVAV, SPR, TGI, NPK, ATRO, SYPR, and HONShould you be buying AAR stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AAR include Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Hexcel (HXL), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), AeroVironment (AVAV), Spirit AeroSystems (SPR), Triumph Group (TGI), National Presto Industries (NPK), Astronics (ATRO), Sypris Solutions (SYPR), and Honeywell International (HON). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry. AAR vs. Huntington Ingalls Industries Hexcel Kratos Defense & Security Solutions AeroVironment Spirit AeroSystems Triumph Group National Presto Industries Astronics Sypris Solutions Honeywell International Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) and AAR (NYSE:AIR) are both mid-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings and risk. Does the media prefer HII or AIR? In the previous week, AAR had 19 more articles in the media than Huntington Ingalls Industries. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for AAR and 13 mentions for Huntington Ingalls Industries. AAR's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Huntington Ingalls Industries' score of 0.41 indicating that AAR is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Huntington Ingalls Industries 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral AAR 9 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HII or AIR? 90.5% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of AAR shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of AAR shares are held 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 MarketBeat Community believe in HII or AIR? Huntington Ingalls Industries received 143 more outperform votes than AAR when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.91% of users gave AAR an outperform vote while only 58.44% of users gave Huntington Ingalls Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHuntington Ingalls IndustriesOutperform Votes47858.44% Underperform Votes34041.56% AAROutperform Votes33560.91% Underperform Votes21539.09% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HII or AIR? Huntington Ingalls Industries has higher revenue and earnings than AAR. Huntington Ingalls Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AAR, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHuntington Ingalls Industries$11.71B0.68$681M$17.7111.44AAR$2.32B1.09$46.30M$0.28250.91 Is HII or AIR more profitable? Huntington Ingalls Industries has a net margin of 5.99% compared to AAR's net margin of 0.41%. Huntington Ingalls Industries' return on equity of 16.89% beat AAR's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Huntington Ingalls Industries5.99% 16.89% 6.26% AAR 0.41%10.46%4.77% Which has more risk & volatility, HII or AIR? Huntington Ingalls Industries has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AAR has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend HII or AIR? Huntington Ingalls Industries presently has a consensus price target of $228.89, indicating a potential upside of 12.99%. AAR has a consensus price target of $81.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.01%. Given AAR's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AAR is more favorable than Huntington Ingalls Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Huntington Ingalls Industries 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.90AAR 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20 SummaryAAR beats Huntington Ingalls Industries on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AAR News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AIR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AIR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAARAircraft & parts IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.52B$5.99B$18.36B$19.63BDividend YieldN/A0.11%1.31%3.71%P/E Ratio250.9190.3737.3936.29Price / Sales1.091.137.2317.19Price / Cash15.0322.9129.3719.84Price / Book2.142.185.685.76Net Income$46.30M$493.23M$472.45M$993.25M7 Day Performance0.89%2.27%3.81%3.12%1 Month Performance15.98%8.73%5.27%4.75%1 Year Performance19.45%14.30%48.42%18.83% AAR Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AIRAAR3.1971 of 5 stars$70.25-0.5%$81.50+16.0%+19.5%$2.52B$2.32B250.915,700Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.6469 of 5 stars$195.02+2.6%$228.89+17.4%-20.9%$7.63B$11.71B11.0144,000HXLHexcel3.7872 of 5 stars$65.81+2.2%$71.33+8.4%-6.9%$5.33B$1.89B50.245,590Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionKTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions3.2565 of 5 stars$30.78+4.8%$27.30-11.3%+83.2%$4.65B$1.13B307.833,900Short Interest ↑Positive NewsAVAVAeroVironment3.5945 of 5 stars$159.85-3.1%$225.20+40.9%+37.2%$4.51B$761.50M91.871,428Short Interest ↑SPRSpirit AeroSystems1.4097 of 5 stars$34.09-0.4%$35.67+4.6%+24.1%$3.99B$6.48B-2.7420,655Analyst ForecastTGITriumph Group3.431 of 5 stars$18.17-1.0%$16.67-8.3%+22.9%$1.41B$1.21B2.676,040Positive NewsNPKNational Presto Industries1.4386 of 5 stars$95.89+0.7%N/A+16.7%$680.82M$351.95M20.19900ATROAstronics1.5771 of 5 stars$16.19+0.9%$20.00+23.5%+0.2%$570.89M$782.18M-85.212,100SYPRSypris SolutionsN/A$1.90-12.0%N/A-10.6%$43.74M$141.47M-14.62680HONHoneywell International4.7166 of 5 stars$219.35+0.5%$248.07+13.1%+10.9%$142.63B$37.85B25.3397,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HII Competitors HXL Competitors KTOS Competitors AVAV Competitors SPR Competitors TGI Competitors NPK Competitors ATRO Competitors SYPR Competitors HON Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:AIR) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMust-See: 5-Second Trump PredictionPresident Trump's prediction is about to become a reality... 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