RTX (RTX) Competitors

Elbit Systems (NASDAQ:ESLT) and RTX (NYSE:RTX) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has more volatility and risk, ESLT or RTX?

Elbit Systems has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RTX has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ESLT or RTX?

In the previous week, RTX had 82 more articles in the media than Elbit Systems. MarketBeat recorded 84 mentions for RTX and 2 mentions for Elbit Systems. Elbit Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat RTX's score of 0.85 indicating that Elbit Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Elbit Systems	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
RTX	54 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ESLT or RTX?

Elbit Systems received 189 more outperform votes than RTX when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.91% of users gave Elbit Systems an outperform vote while only 56.17% of users gave RTX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Elbit Systems	Outperform Votes 321 65.91%	Underperform Votes 166 34.09%
RTX	Outperform Votes 132 56.17%	Underperform Votes 103 43.83%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ESLT or RTX?

17.9% of Elbit Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of RTX shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Elbit Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of RTX shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ESLT or RTX a better dividend stock?

Elbit Systems pays an annual dividend of $1.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. RTX pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Elbit Systems pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RTX pays out 71.0% 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.

Do analysts prefer ESLT or RTX?

RTX has a consensus target price of $163.07, indicating a potential upside of 32.33%. Given RTX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe RTX is more favorable than Elbit Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elbit Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
RTX	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Is ESLT or RTX more profitable?

RTX has a net margin of 5.91% compared to Elbit Systems' net margin of 4.00%. RTX's return on equity of 12.45% beat Elbit Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elbit Systems	4.00%	11.34%	3.31%
RTX	5.91%	12.45%	4.75%

Which has better valuation & earnings, ESLT or RTX?

RTX has higher revenue and earnings than Elbit Systems. RTX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Elbit Systems, 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
Elbit Systems	$6.52B	2.01	$215.13M	$5.85	50.50
RTX	$80.74B	2.03	$4.77B	$3.55	34.71

Summary

RTX beats Elbit Systems on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.