Park Aerospace (PKE) Competitors $13.45 -0.16 (-1.18%) (As of 11/4/2024 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 superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the media favor PKE or MEI? In the previous week, Methode Electronics had 1 more articles in the media than Park Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Methode Electronics and 0 mentions for Park Aerospace. Park Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Methode Electronics'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Park Aerospace Neutral Methode Electronics Neutral Do analysts recommend PKE or MEI? Methode Electronics has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 53.01%. Given Methode Electronics' higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) N/AMethode Electronics 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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$58.65M4.58$7.47M$0.3439.56Methode Electronics$1.11B0.29-$123.30M-$4.03-2.27 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 institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PKE or MEI? 77.8% of Park Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Methode Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Park Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Methode Electronics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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 3.7%. Methode Electronics pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. 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. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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 60.26% of users gave Park Aerospace an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPark AerospaceOutperform Votes22960.26% Underperform Votes15139.74% Methode ElectronicsOutperform Votes49162.55% Underperform Votes29437.45% Which has more volatility & risk, PKE or MEI? Park Aerospace has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Methode Electronics has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMethode Electronics beats Park Aerospace on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. I picked Nvidia as one of my favorite stocks. Shares have jumped by more than 20,000% since then.I believe we are about to do it again with this new AI project called Stargate 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. 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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$268.49M$8.26B$18.12B$19.29BDividend Yield3.70%2.22%1.25%3.57%P/E Ratio39.5621.4224.1941.98Price / Sales4.588.1914.1117.67Price / Cash29.2123.7324.8520.54Price / Book2.445.515.205.27Net Income$7.47M$81.96M$459.37M$982.74M7 Day Performance-5.88%-2.30%-2.95%1.69%1 Month Performance1.43%-2.16%-0.23%1.42%1 Year Performance-9.37%14.65%32.11%23.30% Park Aerospace Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PKEPark Aerospace0.9578 of 5 stars$13.45-1.2%N/A-8.3%$268.49M$58.65M39.56123MEIMethode Electronics3.1347 of 5 stars$9.16+1.4%$14.00+52.8%-62.5%$322.80M$1.11B-2.277,500NEONNeonode3.1172 of 5 stars$6.84-7.1%$16.50+141.2%+422.0%$105.82M$4.45M-9.5050KTCCKey Tronic1.2429 of 5 stars$6.03flatN/A+52.3%$64.88M$559.40M-75.384,122Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTRMBTrimble4.195 of 5 stars$61.31+0.2%$68.40+11.6%+44.3%$14.97B$3.71B10.0212,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeJBLJabil3.6764 of 5 stars$127.30-0.3%$143.50+12.7%-0.6%$14.36B$28.88B11.55236,000Insider SellingFNFabrinet2.6223 of 5 stars$239.61-1.2%$248.50+3.7%+49.2%$8.69B$2.88B29.5814,213News CoveragePositive NewsPLXSPlexus3.8411 of 5 stars$148.09+0.7%$133.50-9.9%+48.4%$4.03B$3.96B36.9325,000SANMSanmina3.9131 of 5 stars$72.80+2.0%$62.33-14.4%+33.7%$3.98B$8.94B18.8634,000News CoverageIPGPIPG Photonics3.8337 of 5 stars$80.57-2.1%$93.50+16.0%-10.5%$3.48B$1.04B-23.226,180Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionTTMITTM Technologies4.4866 of 5 stars$22.60+2.3%$25.31+12.0%+50.9%$2.30B$2.23B34.2415,800Gap Up 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 11/4/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners2 sentences that change everything you THOUGHT you knew about tradingIf you're like most people, on Friday morning you'll probably follow your set routine: Wake up... eat breakfas...Investing Daily | SponsoredBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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