Vertical Aerospace (EVTL) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate EVTL or DCO?

Vertical Aerospace presently has a consensus target price of $11.10, suggesting a potential upside of 213.56%. Ducommun has a consensus target price of $78.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.75%. Given Vertical Aerospace's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Vertical Aerospace is more favorable than Ducommun.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vertical Aerospace	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Ducommun	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer EVTL or DCO?

In the previous week, Ducommun had 4 more articles in the media than Vertical Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ducommun and 1 mentions for Vertical Aerospace. Vertical Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Ducommun's score of 1.49 indicating that Vertical Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vertical Aerospace	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Ducommun	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EVTL or DCO?

81.2% of Vertical Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Ducommun shares are held by institutional investors. 74.8% of Vertical Aerospace shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Ducommun shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EVTL or DCO?

Ducommun has higher revenue and earnings than Vertical Aerospace.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vertical Aerospace	N/A	N/A	-$74.57M	N/A	N/A
Ducommun	$786.55M	1.07	$15.93M	$2.10	26.96

Which has more volatility and risk, EVTL or DCO?

Vertical Aerospace has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ducommun has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EVTL or DCO?

Ducommun received 629 more outperform votes than Vertical Aerospace when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.76% of users gave Ducommun an outperform vote while only 54.55% of users gave Vertical Aerospace an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vertical Aerospace	Outperform Votes 12 54.55%	Underperform Votes 10 45.45%
Ducommun	Outperform Votes 641 67.76%	Underperform Votes 305 32.24%

Is EVTL or DCO more profitable?

Ducommun has a net margin of 3.82% compared to Vertical Aerospace's net margin of 0.00%. Ducommun's return on equity of 7.40% beat Vertical Aerospace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vertical Aerospace	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ducommun	3.82%	7.40%	4.27%

Summary

Ducommun beats Vertical Aerospace on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.