Park Aerospace (PKE) Competitors $12.71 -0.63 (-4.71%) Closing price 04/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.74 +0.03 (+0.22%) As of 04/3/2025 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PKE vs. MEI, NEON, KTCC, TRMB, JBL, FN, SANM, PLXS, IPGP, and MRCYShould 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), Sanmina (SANM), Plexus (PLXS), IPG Photonics (IPGP), and Mercury Systems (MRCY). These companies are all part of the "electronic manufacturing services" industry. Park Aerospace vs. Methode Electronics Neonode Key Tronic Trimble Jabil Fabrinet Sanmina Plexus IPG Photonics Mercury Systems Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI) and Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is MEI or PKE more profitable? Park Aerospace has a net margin of 11.90% compared to Methode Electronics' net margin of -8.16%. Park Aerospace's return on equity of 7.02% beat Methode Electronics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Methode Electronics-8.16% -3.26% -1.78% Park Aerospace 11.90%7.02%6.07% Which has more risk and volatility, MEI or PKE? Methode Electronics has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Park Aerospace has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, MEI or PKE? Park Aerospace has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioMethode Electronics$1.07B0.20-$123.30M-$2.61-2.25Park Aerospace$61.42M4.12$7.47M$0.3635.31 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MEI or PKE? Methode Electronics received 260 more outperform votes than Park Aerospace when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.44% of users gave Methode Electronics an outperform vote while only 60.26% of users gave Park Aerospace an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMethode ElectronicsOutperform Votes49262.44% Underperform Votes29637.56% Park AerospaceOutperform Votes23260.26% Underperform Votes15339.74% Is MEI or PKE a better dividend stock? Methode Electronics pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. Park Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Methode Electronics pays out -21.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Park Aerospace pays out 138.9% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts prefer MEI or PKE? Methode Electronics presently has a consensus price target of $11.67, indicating a potential upside of 98.58%. Given Methode Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Methode Electronics is more favorable than Park Aerospace.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Methode Electronics 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Park Aerospace 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media prefer MEI or PKE? In the previous week, Park Aerospace had 1 more articles in the media than Methode Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Park Aerospace and 2 mentions for Methode Electronics. Park Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Methode Electronics' score of -0.07 indicating that Park Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Methode Electronics 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Park Aerospace 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MEI or PKE? 95.5% of Methode Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Park Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Methode Electronics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Park Aerospace shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryMethode Electronics and Park Aerospace tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$253.29M$9.08B$19.38B$18.90BDividend Yield3.59%2.01%1.26%3.79%P/E Ratio35.3155.1646.8931.59Price / Sales4.123.735.2425.45Price / Cash30.2724.1029.7617.54Price / Book2.286.345.214.36Net Income$7.47M$119.77M$324.21M$1.02B7 Day Performance-5.86%-2.79%-3.30%-3.87%1 Month Performance-4.74%1.06%-4.97%-4.82%1 Year Performance-20.65%9.23%14.70%0.29% Park Aerospace Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PKEPark Aerospace1.3838 of 5 stars$12.71-4.7%N/A-20.7%$253.29M$61.42M35.31110Positive NewsGap DownMEIMethode Electronics2.5524 of 5 stars$6.40-1.8%$11.67+82.4%-50.4%$228.24M$1.07B-2.537,000Gap DownNEONNeonode1.36 of 5 stars$8.14-4.6%$16.50+102.7%+451.4%$136.61M$3.11M-11.4650KTCCKey Tronic1.0519 of 5 stars$2.58+0.8%N/A-43.4%$27.77M$514.39M-4.534,900Short Interest ↓Gap UpTRMBTrimble4.5655 of 5 stars$65.65+0.2%$86.00+31.0%-3.3%$16.14B$3.68B10.7811,800Options VolumeGap DownJBLJabil4.3992 of 5 stars$136.22+0.2%$167.50+23.0%-10.8%$14.87B$27.45B13.06250,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownFNFabrinet3.7982 of 5 stars$198.11+1.0%$250.43+26.4%-9.2%$7.19B$3.12B22.1614,213Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeSANMSanmina4.2369 of 5 stars$76.18-0.6%$80.50+5.7%+13.4%$4.14B$7.70B18.6337,000Positive NewsGap DownPLXSPlexus4.0273 of 5 stars$128.13+0.3%$163.00+27.2%+20.0%$3.46B$3.95B29.7320,000Positive NewsIPGPIPG Photonics3.9275 of 5 stars$63.14-3.1%$85.40+35.3%-37.4%$2.69B$977.13M-15.116,230Short Interest ↑Gap DownMRCYMercury Systems1.6766 of 5 stars$43.09+0.6%$43.86+1.8%+54.4%$2.57B$884.38M-27.622,390Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MEI Alternatives NEON Alternatives KTCC Alternatives TRMB Alternatives JBL Alternatives FN Alternatives SANM Alternatives PLXS Alternatives IPGP Alternatives MRCY Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PKE) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredYour Retirement Is Caught in the CrossfireWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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