Boeing (BA) Competitors

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

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%

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	2.04	-$11.82B	-$18.32	-9.87
Honeywell International	$38.50B	3.58	$5.71B	$8.71	24.32

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BA or HON?

64.8% of Boeing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Honeywell International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Boeing shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Honeywell International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, BA or HON?

Boeing has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Honeywell International has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BA or HON a better dividend stock?

Boeing pays an annual dividend of $8.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Honeywell International pays an annual dividend of $4.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Boeing pays out -44.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Honeywell International pays out 51.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Honeywell International has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Boeing is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate BA or HON?

Boeing currently has a consensus price target of $195.68, indicating a potential upside of 8.17%. Honeywell International has a consensus price target of $249.38, indicating a potential upside of 17.72%. Given Honeywell International's higher possible 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)	7 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
Honeywell International	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media prefer BA or HON?

In the previous week, Boeing had 119 more articles in the media than Honeywell International. MarketBeat recorded 158 mentions for Boeing and 39 mentions for Honeywell International. Honeywell International's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Boeing's score of 0.87 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	81 Very Positive mention(s)	25 Positive mention(s)	25 Neutral mention(s)	14 Negative mention(s)	8 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Honeywell International	36 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BA or HON?

Boeing received 844 more outperform votes than Honeywell International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.41% of users gave Honeywell International an outperform vote while only 70.06% of users gave Boeing an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Boeing	Outperform Votes 2045 70.06%	Underperform Votes 874 29.94%
Honeywell International	Outperform Votes 1201 74.41%	Underperform Votes 413 25.59%

Summary

Honeywell International beats Boeing on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.