Park Aerospace (PKE) Competitors $14.79 +0.17 (+1.16%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PKE vs. MEI, NEON, KTCC, TRMB, JBL, FN, PLXS, SANM, IPGP, and TTMIShould you be buying Park Aerospace stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Park Aerospace include Methode Electronics (MEI), Neonode (NEON), Key Tronic (KTCC), Trimble (TRMB), Jabil (JBL), Fabrinet (FN), Plexus (PLXS), Sanmina (SANM), IPG Photonics (IPGP), and TTM Technologies (TTMI). These companies are all part of the "electronic manufacturing services" industry. Park Aerospace vs. Methode Electronics Neonode Key Tronic Trimble Jabil Fabrinet Plexus Sanmina IPG Photonics TTM Technologies Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE) and Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community favor PKE or MEI? Methode Electronics received 262 more outperform votes than Park Aerospace when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.55% of users gave Methode Electronics an outperform vote while only 60.10% of users gave Park Aerospace an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPark AerospaceOutperform Votes22960.10% Underperform Votes15239.90% Methode ElectronicsOutperform Votes49162.55% Underperform Votes29437.45% Do analysts prefer PKE or MEI? Methode Electronics has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 55.04%. Given Methode Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Methode Electronics is more favorable than Park Aerospace.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Park Aerospace 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Methode Electronics 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more volatility & risk, PKE or MEI? Park Aerospace has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Methode Electronics has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PKE or MEI more profitable? Park Aerospace has a net margin of 11.82% compared to Methode Electronics' net margin of -13.15%. Park Aerospace's return on equity of 6.61% beat Methode Electronics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Park Aerospace11.82% 6.61% 5.74% Methode Electronics -13.15%-3.50%-1.94% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PKE or MEI? 77.8% of Park Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Methode Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. 10.6% of Park Aerospace shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Methode Electronics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer PKE or MEI? In the previous week, Methode Electronics had 1 more articles in the media than Park Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Methode Electronics and 1 mentions for Park Aerospace. Methode Electronics' average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Park Aerospace's score of 1.76 indicating that Methode Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Park Aerospace 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Methode Electronics 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is PKE or MEI a better dividend stock? Park Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Methode Electronics pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Park Aerospace pays out 147.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Methode Electronics pays out -13.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Methode Electronics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PKE or MEI? Park Aerospace has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Methode Electronics. Methode Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Park Aerospace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPark Aerospace$58.65M5.03$7.47M$0.3443.50Methode Electronics$1.11B0.29-$123.30M-$4.03-2.24 SummaryMethode Electronics beats Park Aerospace on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Priority GoldJD Vance Predicts: Wall Street vs. Trump & Your MoneyTrump's back in the White House, but Wall Street is pissed. Here's the deal: Wall Street's about to purposely crash the bond market to sabotage Trump's comeback.Get your free guide NOW before it's too late. Get Park Aerospace News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PKE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PKE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPark AerospaceAircraft parts & equipment IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$295.24M$8.25B$17.97B$19.87BDividend Yield3.38%2.04%1.24%3.53%P/E Ratio43.5021.9235.6242.89Price / Sales5.037.6514.0318.10Price / Cash31.7621.9726.6217.86Price / Book2.655.215.735.52Net Income$7.47M$119.77M$465.73M$986.45M7 Day Performance-0.20%-1.42%-1.61%-0.22%1 Month Performance1.02%-1.90%3.27%0.12%1 Year Performance-2.12%11.00%43.78%23.71% Park Aerospace Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PKEPark Aerospace1.4793 of 5 stars$14.79+1.2%N/A-2.1%$291.84M$56M43.50123Positive NewsMEIMethode Electronics3.5339 of 5 stars$9.03-2.5%$14.00+55.0%-62.5%$326.37M$1.11B0.007,500Positive NewsNEONNeonode3.1847 of 5 stars$6.53+1.2%$16.50+152.7%+462.9%$108.25M$4.45M0.0050KTCCKey Tronic1.9074 of 5 stars$5.81+2.3%N/A+52.5%$61.13M$559.40M0.004,122High Trading VolumeTRMBTrimble3.9348 of 5 stars$70.48+1.2%$75.40+7.0%+60.4%$17.01B$3.80B11.7912,700JBLJabil4.01 of 5 stars$128.18+0.5%$143.50+12.0%-3.2%$14.39B$28.88B11.63138,000Positive NewsFNFabrinet3.5288 of 5 stars$226.24-9.0%$252.14+11.5%+32.1%$9.02B$2.88B26.7714,213Analyst DowngradeGap DownHigh Trading VolumePLXSPlexus3.7973 of 5 stars$156.65-0.7%$133.50-14.8%+46.6%$4.28B$3.96B39.0625,000Analyst UpgradePositive NewsSANMSanmina4.1448 of 5 stars$77.58+0.8%$64.67-16.6%+54.6%$4.20B$7.57B19.8434,000Positive NewsIPGPIPG Photonics4.4516 of 5 stars$73.52+1.1%$93.50+27.2%-23.4%$3.15B$1.29B0.006,180Positive NewsTTMITTM Technologies4.1511 of 5 stars$23.30-0.2%$25.31+8.6%+61.8%$2.38B$2.23B35.3015,800Insider TradePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MEI Alternatives NEON Alternatives KTCC Alternatives TRMB Alternatives JBL Alternatives FN Alternatives PLXS Alternatives SANM Alternatives IPGP Alternatives TTMI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:PKE) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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