Teledyne Technologies (TDY) Competitors

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) and Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, GD or TDY?

General Dynamics has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teledyne Technologies has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GD or TDY?

General Dynamics received 564 more outperform votes than Teledyne Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.84% of users gave General Dynamics an outperform vote while only 66.78% of users gave Teledyne Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
General Dynamics	Outperform Votes 952 68.84%	Underperform Votes 431 31.16%
Teledyne Technologies	Outperform Votes 388 66.78%	Underperform Votes 193 33.22%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GD or TDY?

86.1% of General Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Teledyne Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of General Dynamics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Teledyne Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is GD or TDY more profitable?

Teledyne Technologies has a net margin of 16.88% compared to General Dynamics' net margin of 7.90%. General Dynamics' return on equity of 16.59% beat Teledyne Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
General Dynamics	7.90%	16.59%	6.53%
Teledyne Technologies	16.88%	10.02%	6.48%

Do analysts prefer GD or TDY?

General Dynamics currently has a consensus price target of $304.53, suggesting a potential upside of 13.67%. Teledyne Technologies has a consensus price target of $531.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.67%. Given General Dynamics' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe General Dynamics is more favorable than Teledyne Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
General Dynamics	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Teledyne Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to GD or TDY?

In the previous week, General Dynamics had 24 more articles in the media than Teledyne Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for General Dynamics and 12 mentions for Teledyne Technologies. General Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Teledyne Technologies' score of 0.78 indicating that General Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
General Dynamics	19 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Teledyne Technologies	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GD or TDY?

General Dynamics has higher revenue and earnings than Teledyne Technologies. General Dynamics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teledyne Technologies, 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
General Dynamics	$46.05B	1.60	$3.32B	$13.13	20.40
Teledyne Technologies	$5.64B	3.93	$885.70M	$19.78	24.04

Summary

General Dynamics beats Teledyne Technologies on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.