General Dynamics (GD) Competitors

Boeing (NYSE:BA) and General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend BA or GD?

Boeing currently has a consensus price target of $195.16, suggesting a potential upside of 8.19%. General Dynamics has a consensus price target of $298.59, suggesting a potential upside of 22.03%. Given General Dynamics' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe General Dynamics is more favorable than Boeing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boeing	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
General Dynamics	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media favor BA or GD?

In the previous week, Boeing had 53 more articles in the media than General Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 97 mentions for Boeing and 44 mentions for General Dynamics. General Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Boeing's score of 0.92 indicating that General Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Boeing	56 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
General Dynamics	36 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BA or GD?

General Dynamics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boeing. Boeing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than General Dynamics, 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
Boeing	$66.52B	2.03	-$11.82B	-$18.32	-9.85
General Dynamics	$47.72B	1.39	$3.78B	$13.64	17.94

Is BA or GD more profitable?

General Dynamics has a net margin of 7.93% compared to Boeing's net margin of -17.76%. General Dynamics' return on equity of 17.10% beat Boeing's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boeing	-17.76%	N/A	-9.19%
General Dynamics	7.93%	17.10%	6.76%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BA or GD?

64.8% of Boeing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of General Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Boeing shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of General Dynamics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, BA or GD?

Boeing has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Dynamics has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BA or GD?

Boeing received 1087 more outperform votes than General Dynamics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.10% of users gave Boeing an outperform vote while only 68.60% of users gave General Dynamics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Boeing	Outperform Votes 2044 70.10%	Underperform Votes 872 29.90%
General Dynamics	Outperform Votes 957 68.60%	Underperform Votes 438 31.40%

Summary

General Dynamics beats Boeing on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.