Curtiss-Wright (CW) Competitors $339.01 +3.47 (+1.03%) Closing price 04/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$338.56 -0.44 (-0.13%) As of 04/25/2025 07:46 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CW vs. HEI, TDY, TXT, HII, KTOS, AVAV, HXL, SPR, TGI, and AIRShould you be buying Curtiss-Wright stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Curtiss-Wright include HEICO (HEI), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Textron (TXT), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), AeroVironment (AVAV), Hexcel (HXL), Spirit AeroSystems (SPR), Triumph Group (TGI), and AAR (AIR). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry. Curtiss-Wright vs. HEICO Teledyne Technologies Textron Huntington Ingalls Industries Kratos Defense & Security Solutions AeroVironment Hexcel Spirit AeroSystems Triumph Group AAR HEICO (NYSE:HEI) and Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability and community ranking. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HEI or CW? HEICO has higher revenue and earnings than Curtiss-Wright. Curtiss-Wright is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HEICO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHEICO$3.99B8.60$514.11M$4.0461.18Curtiss-Wright$3.12B4.09$404.98M$10.5532.13 Is HEI or CW a better dividend stock? HEICO pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Curtiss-Wright pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. HEICO pays out 5.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Curtiss-Wright pays out 8.0% 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. HEICO has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years. Is HEI or CW more profitable? HEICO has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Curtiss-Wright's net margin of 12.98%. Curtiss-Wright's return on equity of 17.11% beat HEICO's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HEICO13.33% 14.63% 6.92% Curtiss-Wright 12.98%17.11%8.70% Which has more risk & volatility, HEI or CW? HEICO has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor HEI or CW? Curtiss-Wright received 80 more outperform votes than HEICO when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.02% of users gave HEICO an outperform vote while only 66.07% of users gave Curtiss-Wright an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHEICOOutperform Votes50867.02% Underperform Votes25032.98% Curtiss-WrightOutperform Votes58866.07% Underperform Votes30233.93% Do insiders & institutionals believe in HEI or CW? 27.1% of HEICO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.6% of HEICO 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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer HEI or CW? HEICO presently has a consensus target price of $267.36, indicating a potential upside of 8.17%. Curtiss-Wright has a consensus target price of $377.43, indicating a potential upside of 11.33%. Given Curtiss-Wright's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Curtiss-Wright is more favorable than HEICO.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HEICO 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62Curtiss-Wright 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Does the media refer more to HEI or CW? In the previous week, HEICO had 7 more articles in the media than Curtiss-Wright. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for HEICO and 12 mentions for Curtiss-Wright. Curtiss-Wright's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat HEICO's score of 0.57 indicating that Curtiss-Wright is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment HEICO 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Curtiss-Wright 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryHEICO beats Curtiss-Wright on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Curtiss-Wright News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CW 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 CW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCurtiss-Wrightindustrial & commercial machinery & equipment IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$12.77B$16.68B$19.71B$18.91BDividend Yield0.26%0.64%1.29%4.13%P/E Ratio32.1316.0849.3732.59Price / Sales4.095.675.5028.53Price / Cash23.8322.7529.7617.53Price / Book5.213.075.304.45Net Income$404.98M$555.93M$324.21M$1.02B7 Day Performance6.44%3.39%3.77%3.47%1 Month Performance2.66%-2.87%-3.20%-4.92%1 Year Performance33.46%-19.81%22.64%4.63% Curtiss-Wright Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CWCurtiss-Wright3.5112 of 5 stars$339.01+1.0%$377.43+11.3%+33.7%$12.77B$3.12B32.138,100Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsHEIHEICO1.1282 of 5 stars$237.54-2.9%$267.36+12.6%+19.5%$33.01B$3.99B64.906,500Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageTDYTeledyne Technologies3.8497 of 5 stars$453.71-1.8%$548.00+20.8%+21.7%$21.25B$5.67B26.3314,700Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageTXTTextron4.3353 of 5 stars$64.57-2.2%$89.30+38.3%-19.2%$11.73B$13.70B14.9834,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries3.9485 of 5 stars$218.18-0.6%$231.11+5.9%-18.0%$8.56B$11.54B15.6343,000Upcoming EarningsKTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions2.4435 of 5 stars$31.92-3.5%$33.33+4.4%+94.4%$4.88B$1.14B319.233,600Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓Positive NewsAVAVAeroVironment2.9097 of 5 stars$144.20-2.3%$202.00+40.1%-3.9%$4.07B$742.56M82.871,210Positive NewsHXLHexcel4.3726 of 5 stars$50.60-2.9%$67.40+33.2%-21.7%$4.07B$1.90B31.825,330Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionSPRSpirit AeroSystems1.3088 of 5 stars$33.25-0.7%$36.56+9.9%+9.8%$3.89B$6.32B-2.6818,200Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsTGITriumph Group3.878 of 5 stars$24.73+0.1%$20.63-16.6%+88.5%$1.91B$1.24B3.436,040Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Positive NewsAIRAAR3.7289 of 5 stars$51.15-3.1%$80.20+56.8%-21.6%$1.85B$2.68B182.694,500Short Interest ↓Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HEICO Competitors Teledyne Technologies Competitors Textron Competitors Huntington Ingalls Industries Competitors Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Competitors AeroVironment Competitors Hexcel Competitors Spirit AeroSystems Competitors Triumph Group Competitors AAR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CW) was last updated on 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s tariffs just split the AI market in twoTrump’s tariff just split the AI market – among others – in two. 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