AAR (AIR) Competitors $69.96 -0.02 (-0.02%) As of 12:26 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AIR vs. HII, KTOS, HXL, SPR, AVAV, TGI, ATRO, NPK, SYPR, and HONShould you be buying AAR stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AAR include Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), Hexcel (HXL), Spirit AeroSystems (SPR), AeroVironment (AVAV), Triumph Group (TGI), Astronics (ATRO), National Presto Industries (NPK), Sypris Solutions (SYPR), and Honeywell International (HON). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry. AAR vs. Huntington Ingalls Industries Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Hexcel Spirit AeroSystems AeroVironment Triumph Group Astronics National Presto Industries Sypris Solutions Honeywell International AAR (NYSE:AIR) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) are both mid-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community favor AIR or HII? Huntington Ingalls Industries received 143 more outperform votes than AAR when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.69% of users gave AAR an outperform vote while only 58.29% of users gave Huntington Ingalls Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAAROutperform Votes33560.69% Underperform Votes21739.31% Huntington Ingalls IndustriesOutperform Votes47858.29% Underperform Votes34241.71% Do analysts prefer AIR or HII? AAR currently has a consensus target price of $81.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.59%. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a consensus target price of $221.22, suggesting a potential upside of 7.29%. Given AAR's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe AAR is more favorable than Huntington Ingalls Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AAR 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25Huntington Ingalls Industries 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.90 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AIR or HII? 90.7% of AAR shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of AAR shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings & valuation, AIR or HII? 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 RatioAAR$2.57B0.98$46.30M$0.28249.66Huntington Ingalls Industries$11.54B0.70$550M$13.9614.77 Is AIR or HII more profitable? Huntington Ingalls Industries has a net margin of 4.77% compared to AAR's net margin of 0.41%. Huntington Ingalls Industries' return on equity of 12.81% beat AAR's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AAR0.41% 10.46% 4.77% Huntington Ingalls Industries 4.77%12.81%4.81% Does the media refer more to AIR or HII? In the previous week, Huntington Ingalls Industries had 16 more articles in the media than AAR. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Huntington Ingalls Industries and 10 mentions for AAR. Huntington Ingalls Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat AAR's score of 0.95 indicating that Huntington Ingalls Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AAR 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Huntington Ingalls Industries 17 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AIR or HII a better dividend stock? AAR pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Huntington Ingalls Industries pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. AAR pays out 107.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Huntington Ingalls Industries pays out 38.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Huntington Ingalls Industries has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Huntington Ingalls Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility and risk, AIR or HII? AAR has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Huntington Ingalls Industries has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHuntington Ingalls Industries beats AAR on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$2.51B$5.99B$19.96B$19.74BDividend YieldN/A0.11%1.25%3.75%P/E Ratio249.6790.1445.2834.14Price / Sales0.981.185.6528.93Price / Cash13.7327.9629.7617.54Price / Book2.081.985.684.65Net Income$46.30M$460.89M$324.21M$1.02B7 Day Performance3.29%1.22%2.40%1.47%1 Month Performance10.38%4.14%2.32%-0.75%1 Year Performance17.45%23.74%22.47%7.33% AAR Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AIRAAR3.6371 of 5 stars$69.960.0%$81.50+16.5%+16.3%$2.51B$2.57B249.844,500Upcoming EarningsHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.0077 of 5 stars$207.04+5.5%$221.22+6.8%-29.5%$8.12B$11.54B14.8344,000Positive NewsKTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions3.2155 of 5 stars$31.91+4.8%$32.00+0.3%+85.9%$4.88B$1.14B319.083,900Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHXLHexcel4.3346 of 5 stars$57.19+1.3%$73.09+27.8%-20.0%$4.64B$1.90B35.975,894News CoverageSPRSpirit AeroSystems1.6107 of 5 stars$33.64+0.6%$36.00+7.0%+3.0%$3.93B$6.32B-2.7120,655Positive NewsAVAVAeroVironment3.3633 of 5 stars$125.76-2.9%$202.40+60.9%-13.6%$3.55B$742.56M72.271,428TGITriumph Group4.069 of 5 stars$25.39-0.2%$18.78-26.0%+79.3%$1.97B$1.24B3.536,040Analyst ForecastPositive NewsATROAstronics2.063 of 5 stars$24.92+0.6%$23.00-7.7%+43.4%$878.94M$795.43M-131.162,100Positive NewsNPKNational Presto Industries2.2895 of 5 stars$88.72-0.3%N/A+13.0%$629.88M$351.95M18.68900News CoveragePositive NewsSYPRSypris Solutions0.9248 of 5 stars$1.58-2.2%N/A-4.5%$36.26M$141.47M-12.12680HONHoneywell International4.6124 of 5 stars$210.31+0.4%$249.38+18.6%+5.5%$136.68B$38.50B24.1597,000Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HII Competitors KTOS Competitors HXL Competitors SPR Competitors AVAV Competitors TGI Competitors ATRO Competitors NPK Competitors SYPR Competitors HON Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AIR) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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