Moog (MOG.B) Competitors

Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) and Moog (NYSE:MOG.B) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend SYM or MOG.B?

Symbotic currently has a consensus price target of $38.20, suggesting a potential upside of 63.39%. Given Symbotic's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Symbotic is more favorable than Moog.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Symbotic	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47
Moog	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SYM or MOG.B?

8.1% of Moog shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Symbotic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Moog shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is SYM or MOG.B more profitable?

Moog has a net margin of 5.80% compared to Symbotic's net margin of -0.38%. Moog's return on equity of 14.44% beat Symbotic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Symbotic	-0.38%	5.11%	1.23%
Moog	5.80%	14.44%	6.36%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SYM or MOG.B?

Moog received 37 more outperform votes than Symbotic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave Moog an outperform vote while only 51.22% of users gave Symbotic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Symbotic	Outperform Votes 63 51.22%	Underperform Votes 60 48.78%
Moog	Outperform Votes 100 66.67%	Underperform Votes 50 33.33%

Which has more risk & volatility, SYM or MOG.B?

Symbotic has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moog has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, SYM or MOG.B?

Moog has higher revenue and earnings than Symbotic. Symbotic 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
Symbotic	$1.91B	7.18	-$13.49M	-$0.07	-334.00
Moog	$3.66B	1.56	$207.22M	$6.57	27.45

Does the media favor SYM or MOG.B?

In the previous week, Symbotic and Symbotic both had 7 articles in the media. Symbotic's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Moog's score of 0.32 indicating that Symbotic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Symbotic	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Moog	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Moog beats Symbotic on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.