RTX (RTX) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RTX or ESLT?

86.5% of RTX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.9% of Elbit Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of RTX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Elbit Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is RTX or ESLT 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
RTX	5.91%	12.45%	4.75%
Elbit Systems	4.00%	11.34%	3.31%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RTX or ESLT?

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
RTX	$80.74B	2.23	$4.77B	$3.55	37.96
Elbit Systems	$6.83B	2.57	$215.13M	$7.18	55.08

Is RTX or ESLT a better dividend stock?

RTX pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Elbit Systems pays an annual dividend of $1.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. RTX pays out 71.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Elbit Systems pays out 27.7% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, RTX or ESLT?

RTX has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Elbit Systems has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to RTX or ESLT?

In the previous week, RTX had 63 more articles in the media than Elbit Systems. MarketBeat recorded 82 mentions for RTX and 19 mentions for Elbit Systems. Elbit Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat RTX's score of 0.64 indicating that Elbit Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RTX	40 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	28 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Elbit Systems	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RTX or ESLT?

Elbit Systems received 186 more outperform votes than RTX when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.98% of users gave Elbit Systems an outperform vote while only 56.90% of users gave RTX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RTX	Outperform Votes 136 56.90%	Underperform Votes 103 43.10%
Elbit Systems	Outperform Votes 322 65.98%	Underperform Votes 166 34.02%

Do analysts rate RTX or ESLT?

RTX currently has a consensus price target of $166.40, suggesting a potential upside of 23.48%. Given RTX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RTX is more favorable than Elbit Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RTX	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Elbit Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

RTX beats Elbit Systems on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.