AAR (AIR) Competitors

AAR (NYSE:AIR) and Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, AIR or CW?

AAR has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AIR or CW?

Curtiss-Wright has higher revenue and earnings than AAR. AAR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Curtiss-Wright, 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
AAR	$2.32B	1.17	$46.30M	-$0.36	-208.19
Curtiss-Wright	$3.12B	5.82	$404.98M	$11.24	42.89

Is AIR or CW more profitable?

Curtiss-Wright has a net margin of 13.38% compared to AAR's net margin of -0.46%. Curtiss-Wright's return on equity of 18.02% beat AAR's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AAR	-0.46%	10.86%	4.59%
Curtiss-Wright	13.38%	18.02%	9.17%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AIR or CW?

90.7% of AAR shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of AAR shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend AIR or CW?

AAR presently has a consensus target price of $80.80, suggesting a potential upside of 7.81%. Curtiss-Wright has a consensus target price of $424.86, suggesting a potential downside of 11.86%. Given AAR's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe AAR is more favorable than Curtiss-Wright.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AAR	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Curtiss-Wright	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the media favor AIR or CW?

In the previous week, AAR and AAR both had 21 articles in the media. Curtiss-Wright's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat AAR's score of 0.65 indicating that Curtiss-Wright is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AAR	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Curtiss-Wright	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Curtiss-Wright beats AAR on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.