Boeing (BA) Competitors

Boeing (NYSE:BA) and Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, BA or HON?

Boeing has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Honeywell International has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BA or HON?

64.8% of Boeing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Honeywell International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Boeing shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Honeywell International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BA or HON more profitable?

Honeywell International has a net margin of 14.82% compared to Boeing's net margin of -17.76%. Honeywell International's return on equity of 35.78% beat Boeing's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boeing	-17.76%	N/A	-9.19%
Honeywell International	14.82%	35.78%	9.04%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BA or HON?

Boeing received 843 more outperform votes than Honeywell International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.41% of users gave Honeywell International an outperform vote while only 70.10% of users gave Boeing an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Boeing	Outperform Votes 2044 70.10%	Underperform Votes 872 29.90%
Honeywell International	Outperform Votes 1201 74.41%	Underperform Votes 413 25.59%

Do analysts prefer BA or HON?

Boeing presently has a consensus price target of $195.16, indicating a potential upside of 10.05%. Honeywell International has a consensus price target of $248.71, indicating a potential upside of 17.35%. Given Honeywell International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Honeywell International is more favorable than Boeing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boeing	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
Honeywell International	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BA or HON?

Honeywell International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boeing. Boeing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Honeywell International, 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
Boeing	$66.52B	2.00	-$11.82B	-$18.32	-9.68
Honeywell International	$38.50B	3.58	$5.71B	$8.71	24.33

Does the media refer more to BA or HON?

In the previous week, Boeing had 45 more articles in the media than Honeywell International. MarketBeat recorded 99 mentions for Boeing and 54 mentions for Honeywell International. Honeywell International's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Boeing's score of 0.92 indicating that Honeywell International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Boeing	54 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Honeywell International	50 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Honeywell International beats Boeing on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.