Curtiss-Wright (CW) Competitors

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) and Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BWXT or CW?

94.4% of BWX Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of BWX Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by 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.

Is BWXT or CW a better dividend stock?

BWX Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Curtiss-Wright pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. BWX Technologies pays out 31.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Curtiss-Wright pays out 8.5% 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. BWX Technologies has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Curtiss-Wright has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Is BWXT or CW more profitable?

Curtiss-Wright has a net margin of 13.38% compared to BWX Technologies' net margin of 10.39%. BWX Technologies' return on equity of 30.26% beat Curtiss-Wright's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BWX Technologies	10.39%	30.26%	10.95%
Curtiss-Wright	13.38%	18.02%	9.17%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BWXT or CW?

Curtiss-Wright has higher revenue and earnings than BWX Technologies. Curtiss-Wright is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BWX Technologies, 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
BWX Technologies	$2.70B	4.82	$281.94M	$3.14	45.40
Curtiss-Wright	$3.12B	5.85	$404.98M	$11.24	43.11

Does the media refer more to BWXT or CW?

In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 11 more articles in the media than BWX Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 12 mentions for BWX Technologies. BWX Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Curtiss-Wright's score of 0.89 indicating that BWX Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BWX Technologies	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Curtiss-Wright	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, BWXT or CW?

BWX Technologies has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BWXT or CW?

BWX Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $137.94, suggesting a potential downside of 3.23%. Curtiss-Wright has a consensus price target of $447.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.76%. Given BWX Technologies' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe BWX Technologies is more favorable than Curtiss-Wright.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BWX Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Curtiss-Wright	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

Curtiss-Wright beats BWX Technologies on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.