Curtiss-Wright (CW) Competitors $346.62 +8.19 (+2.42%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$344.79 -1.83 (-0.53%) As of 07:53 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 InterestSustainabilityTrends CW vs. HEI, TDY, TXT, HII, HXL, KTOS, AVAV, SPR, AIR, and TGIShould 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), Hexcel (HXL), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), AeroVironment (AVAV), Spirit AeroSystems (SPR), AAR (AIR), and Triumph Group (TGI). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry. Curtiss-Wright vs. HEICO Teledyne Technologies Textron Huntington Ingalls Industries Hexcel Kratos Defense & Security Solutions AeroVironment Spirit AeroSystems AAR Triumph Group HEICO (NYSE:HEI) and Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HEI or CW? 27.1% of HEICO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of HEICO shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Curtiss-Wright 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. Do analysts prefer HEI or CW? HEICO presently has a consensus target price of $270.20, indicating a potential upside of 13.88%. Curtiss-Wright has a consensus target price of $386.86, indicating a potential upside of 11.93%. Given HEICO's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe HEICO is more favorable than Curtiss-Wright.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HEICO 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64Curtiss-Wright 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HEI or CW? Curtiss-Wright received 82 more outperform votes than HEICO when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.98% of users gave HEICO an outperform vote while only 66.18% of users gave Curtiss-Wright an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHEICOOutperform Votes50566.98% Underperform Votes24933.02% Curtiss-WrightOutperform Votes58766.18% Underperform Votes30033.82% Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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$3.86B8.54$514.11M$3.6664.83Curtiss-Wright$2.85B4.61$354.51M$10.5732.70 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 6.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Curtiss-Wright pays out 7.9% 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. Is HEI or CW more profitable? HEICO has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Curtiss-Wright's net margin of 13.20%. Curtiss-Wright's return on equity of 17.21% beat HEICO's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HEICO13.33% 14.63% 6.92% Curtiss-Wright 13.20%17.21%8.81% Does the media favor HEI or CW? In the previous week, HEICO had 2 more articles in the media than Curtiss-Wright. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for HEICO and 4 mentions for Curtiss-Wright. Curtiss-Wright's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat HEICO's score of 1.04 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Curtiss-Wright 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more risk and volatility, HEI or CW? HEICO has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHEICO beats Curtiss-Wright on 12 of the 20 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$13.08B$21.40B$18.76B$20.33BDividend Yield0.22%0.46%1.26%3.62%P/E Ratio32.6220.5443.5942.08Price / Sales4.618.407.2216.77Price / Cash30.6326.3331.1620.35Price / Book5.683.385.655.92Net Income$354.51M$546.32M$465.25M$1.01B7 Day Performance-9.87%-6.56%-3.14%0.44%1 Month Performance-3.39%-14.62%1.46%5.51%1 Year Performance53.34%1.09%48.57%17.36% Curtiss-Wright Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CWCurtiss-Wright4.8376 of 5 stars$346.62+2.4%$386.86+11.6%+49.6%$13.15B$2.85B32.798,600Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownHEIHEICO2.4533 of 5 stars$235.13-0.2%$270.20+14.9%+27.7%$32.64B$3.86B64.2410,000News CoveragePositive NewsTDYTeledyne Technologies3.8638 of 5 stars$508.50-1.1%$531.00+4.4%+18.6%$23.70B$5.67B29.5114,900Insider TradeNews CoverageTXTTextron4.7661 of 5 stars$78.79+2.1%$93.45+18.6%-11.0%$14.62B$13.70B18.2835,000HIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.669 of 5 stars$202.92+0.1%$228.89+12.8%-25.3%$7.94B$11.45B11.4644,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑News CoverageHXLHexcel4.5219 of 5 stars$67.18-0.6%$73.25+9.0%-1.4%$5.44B$1.90B42.255,590Short Interest ↑KTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions3.2259 of 5 stars$33.46-2.0%$28.30-15.4%+85.8%$5.06B$1.04B334.663,900Insider TradeShort Interest ↑Gap UpAVAVAeroVironment4.1129 of 5 stars$176.25-2.3%$225.20+27.8%+38.3%$4.97B$716.72M101.291,428Short Interest ↑Positive NewsSPRSpirit AeroSystems1.7632 of 5 stars$33.87-0.9%$35.67+5.3%+27.5%$3.96B$6.05B-2.7320,655Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAIRAAR3.2341 of 5 stars$68.88-2.3%$81.50+18.3%+15.3%$2.47B$2.32B245.995,700Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑TGITriumph Group2.9968 of 5 stars$18.93+0.2%$16.38-13.5%+18.8%$1.46B$1.19B2.784,530 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HEICO Competitors Teledyne Technologies Competitors Textron Competitors Huntington Ingalls Industries Competitors Hexcel Competitors Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Competitors AeroVironment Competitors Spirit AeroSystems Competitors AAR Competitors Triumph Group 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:CW) was last updated on 1/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAlert: DOGE goes live"It's Elon's world, and the rest of us live in it." 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