SPR vs. TXT, CW, HII, HXL, KTOS, AVAV, AIR, TGI, NPK, and ATRO
Should you be buying Spirit AeroSystems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spirit AeroSystems include Textron (TXT), Curtiss-Wright (CW), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Hexcel (HXL), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), AeroVironment (AVAV), AAR (AIR), Triumph Group (TGI), National Presto Industries (NPK), and Astronics (ATRO). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry.
Spirit AeroSystems vs.
Textron (NYSE:TXT) and Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE:SPR) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.
86.0% of Textron shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Spirit AeroSystems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Textron shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Spirit AeroSystems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Textron had 4 more articles in the media than Spirit AeroSystems. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Textron and 6 mentions for Spirit AeroSystems. Textron's average media sentiment score of 0.04 beat Spirit AeroSystems' score of -0.03 indicating that Textron is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Textron has higher revenue and earnings than Spirit AeroSystems. Spirit AeroSystems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Textron, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Spirit AeroSystems received 243 more outperform votes than Textron when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.81% of users gave Textron an outperform vote while only 62.94% of users gave Spirit AeroSystems an outperform vote.
Textron has a net margin of 6.30% compared to Spirit AeroSystems' net margin of -22.39%. Textron's return on equity of 16.02% beat Spirit AeroSystems' return on equity.
Textron has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spirit AeroSystems has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Textron currently has a consensus price target of $98.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.76%. Spirit AeroSystems has a consensus price target of $35.67, indicating a potential upside of 5.39%. Given Textron's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Textron is more favorable than Spirit AeroSystems.
Summary
Textron beats Spirit AeroSystems on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SPR) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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