AAR (AIR) Competitors $62.41 -1.70 (-2.65%) As of 01:49 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, AVAV, KTOS, SPR, TGI, NPK, ATRO, SYPR, and BAShould you be buying AAR stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AAR include Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Hexcel (HXL), AeroVironment (AVAV), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), Spirit AeroSystems (SPR), Triumph Group (TGI), National Presto Industries (NPK), Astronics (ATRO), Sypris Solutions (SYPR), and Boeing (BA). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry. AAR vs. Huntington Ingalls Industries Hexcel AeroVironment Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Spirit AeroSystems Triumph Group National Presto Industries Astronics Sypris Solutions Boeing Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) and AAR (NYSE:AIR) are both mid-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Do insiders & 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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$11.54B0.60$550M$13.9612.76AAR$2.32B0.99$46.30M$0.28228.98 Which has more volatility & risk, HII or AIR? Huntington Ingalls Industries has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% 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. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HII or AIR? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHuntington Ingalls IndustriesOutperform Votes47858.29% Underperform Votes34241.71% AAROutperform Votes33560.69% Underperform Votes21739.31% Do analysts prefer HII or AIR? Huntington Ingalls Industries currently has a consensus price target of $221.22, suggesting a potential upside of 24.19%. AAR has a consensus price target of $81.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.12%. Given AAR's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 Is HII or AIR 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 Huntington Ingalls Industries4.77% 12.81% 4.81% AAR 0.41%10.46%4.77% Does the media favor HII or AIR? In the previous week, Huntington Ingalls Industries had 16 more articles in the media than AAR. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Huntington Ingalls Industries and 2 mentions for AAR. AAR's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Huntington Ingalls Industries' score of 0.61 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 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AAR 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAAR beats Huntington Ingalls Industries on 11 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$2.30B$5.84B$19.06B$20.38BDividend YieldN/A0.11%1.34%3.66%P/E Ratio228.9883.1033.9543.59Price / Sales0.991.206.1516.16Price / Cash14.4428.1730.3321.05Price / Book1.911.875.995.01Net Income$46.30M$460.89M$326.89M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.12%-0.32%-1.05%0.77%1 Month Performance-11.26%3.75%-6.60%0.45%1 Year Performance-3.61%18.63%35.07%16.41% AAR Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AIRAAR3.9331 of 5 stars$62.41-2.7%$81.50+30.6%-3.8%$2.24B$2.32B222.905,700HIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.872 of 5 stars$161.50+0.4%$221.22+37.0%-37.5%$6.32B$11.54B11.5744,000HXLHexcel3.9582 of 5 stars$65.56+2.1%$73.09+11.5%-11.5%$5.32B$1.90B41.235,590Analyst DowngradeAVAVAeroVironment3.1723 of 5 stars$156.99-2.7%$225.20+43.4%+26.9%$4.43B$716.72M90.221,428KTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions3.9218 of 5 stars$27.16-4.9%$29.30+7.9%+26.8%$4.10B$1.04B271.633,900Insider TradePositive NewsGap UpSPRSpirit AeroSystems1.3391 of 5 stars$34.55+0.0%$36.00+4.2%+17.3%$4.04B$6.05B-2.7820,655Analyst ForecastNews CoverageTGITriumph Group3.5932 of 5 stars$25.31-0.1%$18.78-25.8%+73.8%$1.96B$1.19B3.514,530Analyst ForecastNPKNational Presto Industries2.0892 of 5 stars$99.05-0.7%N/A+25.0%$703.26M$340.91M20.851,007News CoverageATROAstronics2.0346 of 5 stars$18.51-1.1%$17.00-8.2%-1.2%$652.66M$689.21M-97.422,500News CoverageGap UpSYPRSypris Solutions0.9777 of 5 stars$2.08+1.5%N/A+9.2%$47.88M$136.22M-16.00680BABoeing3.2158 of 5 stars$184.52-0.5%$195.16+5.8%-11.2%$138.40B$66.52B-10.07171,000Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HII Competitors HXL Competitors AVAV Competitors KTOS Competitors SPR Competitors TGI Competitors NPK Competitors ATRO Competitors SYPR Competitors BA 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 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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