Moog (MOG.A) Competitors

Moog (NYSE:MOG.A) and Textron (NYSE:TXT) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, community ranking and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, MOG.A or TXT?

Moog has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Textron has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MOG.A or TXT?

88.0% of Moog shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.0% of Textron shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Moog shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Textron shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MOG.A or TXT?

Textron has higher revenue and earnings than Moog. Textron is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moog, 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
Moog	$3.61B	1.50	$207.22M	$6.57	26.13
Textron	$13.70B	0.97	$824M	$4.31	16.92

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MOG.A or TXT?

Textron received 376 more outperform votes than Moog when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.66% of users gave Textron an outperform vote while only 56.24% of users gave Moog an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Moog	Outperform Votes 239 56.24%	Underperform Votes 186 43.76%
Textron	Outperform Votes 615 67.66%	Underperform Votes 294 32.34%

Do analysts prefer MOG.A or TXT?

Moog currently has a consensus price target of $220.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.15%. Textron has a consensus price target of $93.45, indicating a potential upside of 28.16%. Given Textron's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Textron is more favorable than Moog.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Moog	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Textron	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Does the media refer more to MOG.A or TXT?

In the previous week, Textron had 20 more articles in the media than Moog. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Textron and 0 mentions for Moog. Textron's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Moog's score of 0.00 indicating that Textron is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Moog	Neutral
Textron	Positive

Is MOG.A or TXT more profitable?

Textron has a net margin of 6.01% compared to Moog's net margin of 5.80%. Textron's return on equity of 14.92% beat Moog's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Moog	5.80%	14.44%	6.36%
Textron	6.01%	14.92%	6.30%

Is MOG.A or TXT a better dividend stock?

Moog pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Textron pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Moog pays out 17.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Textron pays out 1.9% 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.

Summary

Textron beats Moog on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.