CW vs. MOG.B, HII, ESLT, FTAI, CAE, HXL, DRS, AVAV, TXT, and SPR Should you be buying Curtiss-Wright stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Curtiss-Wright include Moog (MOG.B), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Elbit Systems (ESLT), FTAI Aviation (FTAI), CAE (CAE), Hexcel (HXL), Leonardo DRS (DRS), AeroVironment (AVAV), Textron (TXT), and Spirit AeroSystems (SPR). These companies are all part of the "aerospace" sector.
Moog (NYSE:MOG.B ) and Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW ) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Does the media favor MOG.B or CW?
In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 7 more articles in the media than Moog. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 1 mentions for Moog. Moog's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Curtiss-Wright's score of 0.10 indicating that Curtiss-Wright is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Which has more volatility & risk, MOG.B or CW?
Moog has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Is MOG.B or CW more profitable?
Curtiss-Wright has a net margin of 12.78% compared to Curtiss-Wright's net margin of 5.41%. Moog's return on equity of 16.79% beat Curtiss-Wright's return on equity.
Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MOG.B or CW?
Curtiss-Wright received 470 more outperform votes than Moog when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Moog an outperform vote while only 65.90% of users gave Curtiss-Wright an outperform vote.
Do analysts rate MOG.B or CW?
Curtiss-Wright has a consensus price target of $277.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.43%. Given Moog's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Curtiss-Wright is more favorable than Moog.
Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MOG.B or CW?
8.1% of Moog shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Moog 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MOG.B or CW?
Curtiss-Wright has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Moog. Curtiss-Wright is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moog, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Is MOG.B or CW a better dividend stock?
Moog pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Curtiss-Wright pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Moog pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Curtiss-Wright pays out 8.2% 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. Curtiss-Wright has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years.
Summary Curtiss-Wright beats Moog on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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