Embraer (ERJ) Competitors

Elbit Systems (NASDAQ:ESLT) and Embraer (NYSE:ERJ) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and community ranking.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ESLT or ERJ?

17.9% of Elbit Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of Embraer shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Elbit Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Embraer shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ESLT or ERJ more profitable?

Embraer has a net margin of 8.24% compared to Elbit Systems' net margin of 4.00%. Embraer's return on equity of 11.61% beat Elbit Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elbit Systems	4.00%	11.34%	3.31%
Embraer	8.24%	11.61%	3.32%

Does the media favor ESLT or ERJ?

In the previous week, Embraer had 7 more articles in the media than Elbit Systems. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Embraer and 2 mentions for Elbit Systems. Elbit Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Embraer's score of 0.82 indicating that Elbit Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Elbit Systems	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Embraer	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ESLT or ERJ?

Elbit Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Embraer. Embraer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Elbit Systems, 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
Elbit Systems	$6.52B	2.01	$215.13M	$5.85	50.50
Embraer	$6.06B	1.25	$164M	$2.72	15.17

Is ESLT or ERJ a better dividend stock?

Elbit Systems pays an annual dividend of $1.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Embraer pays an annual dividend of $0.1150 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Elbit Systems pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Embraer pays out 4.2% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, ESLT or ERJ?

Elbit Systems has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Embraer has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ESLT or ERJ?

Embraer received 112 more outperform votes than Elbit Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.91% of users gave Elbit Systems an outperform vote while only 63.12% of users gave Embraer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Elbit Systems	Outperform Votes 321 65.91%	Underperform Votes 166 34.09%
Embraer	Outperform Votes 433 63.12%	Underperform Votes 253 36.88%

Do analysts rate ESLT or ERJ?

Embraer has a consensus target price of $40.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.83%. Given Embraer's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Embraer is more favorable than Elbit Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elbit Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Embraer	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

Embraer beats Elbit Systems on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.