Ducommun (DCO) Competitors

Ducommun (NYSE:DCO) and EVE (NYSE:EVEX) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Is DCO or EVEX more profitable?

Ducommun has a net margin of 5.03% compared to EVE's net margin of 0.00%. Ducommun's return on equity of 7.61% beat EVE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ducommun	5.03%	7.61%	4.62%
EVE	N/A	-202.62%	-65.15%

Do analysts prefer DCO or EVEX?

Ducommun presently has a consensus price target of $97.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.26%. EVE has a consensus price target of $6.67, suggesting a potential upside of 46.84%. Given EVE's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe EVE is more favorable than Ducommun.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ducommun	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
EVE	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media prefer DCO or EVEX?

In the previous week, EVE had 7 more articles in the media than Ducommun. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for EVE and 12 mentions for Ducommun. Ducommun's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat EVE's score of 0.46 indicating that Ducommun is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ducommun	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EVE	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, DCO or EVEX?

Ducommun has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EVE has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DCO or EVEX?

92.2% of Ducommun shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.3% of EVE shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Ducommun shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of EVE shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, DCO or EVEX?

Ducommun has higher revenue and earnings than EVE. EVE 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
Ducommun	$786.55M	1.74	$31.50M	$2.63	34.89
EVE	N/A	N/A	-$138.17M	-$0.63	-7.21

Summary

Ducommun beats EVE on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.