Moog (MOG.A) Competitors

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

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

Textron has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moog has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TXT or MOG.A a better dividend stock?

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

Do analysts rate TXT or MOG.A?

Textron currently has a consensus target price of $89.30, suggesting a potential upside of 35.31%. Moog has a consensus target price of $220.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.53%. Given Textron's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Textron is more favorable than Moog.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Textron	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Moog	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the media prefer TXT or MOG.A?

In the previous week, Textron had 20 more articles in the media than Moog. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Textron and 3 mentions for Moog. Textron's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Moog's score of 0.00 indicating that Textron is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Textron	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Moog	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TXT or MOG.A?

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
Textron	$13.70B	0.87	$824M	$4.31	15.31
Moog	$3.61B	1.44	$207.22M	$6.57	25.08

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

Textron received 377 more outperform votes than Moog when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.62% of users gave Textron an outperform vote while only 56.24% of users gave Moog an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Textron	Outperform Votes 616 67.62%	Underperform Votes 295 32.38%
Moog	Outperform Votes 239 56.24%	Underperform Votes 186 43.76%

Is TXT or MOG.A 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
Textron	6.01%	14.92%	6.30%
Moog	5.80%	14.44%	6.36%

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

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

Summary

Textron beats Moog on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.