Ducommun (DCO) Competitors

EHang (NASDAQ:EH) and Ducommun (NYSE:DCO) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.

Do analysts rate EH or DCO?

EHang presently has a consensus price target of $24.75, indicating a potential upside of 10.71%. Ducommun has a consensus price target of $78.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.28%. Given Ducommun's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ducommun is more favorable than EHang.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EHang	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ducommun	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EH or DCO?

Ducommun received 606 more outperform votes than EHang when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.33% of users gave EHang an outperform vote while only 67.69% of users gave Ducommun an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EHang	Outperform Votes 33 73.33%	Underperform Votes 12 26.67%
Ducommun	Outperform Votes 639 67.69%	Underperform Votes 305 32.31%

Which has more risk & volatility, EH or DCO?

EHang has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ducommun has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EH or DCO more profitable?

Ducommun has a net margin of 3.82% compared to EHang's net margin of -73.03%. Ducommun's return on equity of 7.40% beat EHang's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EHang	-73.03%	-56.12%	-26.16%
Ducommun	3.82%	7.40%	4.27%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EH or DCO?

94.0% of EHang shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Ducommun shares are held by institutional investors. 39.6% of EHang shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of Ducommun shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to EH or DCO?

In the previous week, EHang had 3 more articles in the media than Ducommun. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for EHang and 2 mentions for Ducommun. Ducommun's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat EHang's score of 0.62 indicating that Ducommun is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EHang	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ducommun	2 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 preferable valuation & earnings, EH or DCO?

Ducommun has higher revenue and earnings than EHang. EHang is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ducommun, 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
EHang	$456.15M	3.11	-$42.49M	-$0.48	-46.57
Ducommun	$786.55M	1.12	$15.93M	$2.10	28.29

Summary

Ducommun beats EHang on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.