MOG.B vs. BWXT, NVT, SPXC, ZWS, JBTM, ESAB, GTES, WFRD, HAYW, and HSAI
Should you be buying Moog stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Moog include BWX Technologies (BWXT), nVent Electric (NVT), SPX Technologies (SPXC), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (ZWS), JBT Marel (JBTM), ESAB (ESAB), Gates Industrial (GTES), Weatherford International (WFRD), Hayward (HAYW), and Hesai Group (HSAI). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Moog vs. Its Competitors
Moog (NYSE:MOG.B) and BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.
8.1% of Moog shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of BWX Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Moog shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of BWX Technologies shares are owned by company 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.
Moog pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. BWX Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Moog pays out 17.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BWX Technologies pays out 31.3% 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. BWX Technologies has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. BWX Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Moog has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BWX Technologies has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.
BWX Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Moog. Moog is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BWX Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, BWX Technologies had 24 more articles in the media than Moog. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for BWX Technologies and 1 mentions for Moog. BWX Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Moog's score of 0.52 indicating that BWX Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
BWX Technologies has a net margin of 10.28% compared to Moog's net margin of 5.67%. BWX Technologies' return on equity of 30.61% beat Moog's return on equity.
BWX Technologies has a consensus price target of $154.51, suggesting a potential downside of 6.83%. Given BWX Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BWX Technologies is more favorable than Moog.
Summary
BWX Technologies beats Moog on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MOG.B) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff