Triumph Group (TGI) Competitors

Triumph Group (NYSE:TGI) and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TGI or KTOS?

94.5% of Triumph Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Triumph Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor TGI or KTOS?

In the previous week, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had 10 more articles in the media than Triumph Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and 7 mentions for Triumph Group. Triumph Group's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' score of 1.00 indicating that Triumph Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Triumph Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, TGI or KTOS?

Triumph Group has a beta of 2.53, suggesting that its stock price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend TGI or KTOS?

Triumph Group presently has a consensus target price of $18.78, indicating a potential downside of 26.33%. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a consensus target price of $32.67, indicating a potential downside of 0.89%. Given Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is more favorable than Triumph Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Triumph Group	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Is TGI or KTOS more profitable?

Triumph Group has a net margin of 45.08% compared to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' net margin of 1.31%. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' return on equity of 3.68% beat Triumph Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Triumph Group	45.08%	-55.18%	3.57%
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	1.31%	3.68%	2.48%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TGI or KTOS?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions received 58 more outperform votes than Triumph Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.93% of users gave Kratos Defense & Security Solutions an outperform vote while only 59.84% of users gave Triumph Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Triumph Group	Outperform Votes 608 59.84%	Underperform Votes 408 40.16%
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	Outperform Votes 666 66.93%	Underperform Votes 329 33.07%

Which has better earnings & valuation, TGI or KTOS?

Triumph Group has higher revenue and earnings than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Triumph Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, 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
Triumph Group	$1.24B	1.59	$512.38M	$7.20	3.54
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	$1.14B	4.43	-$8.90M	$0.11	299.64

Summary

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions beats Triumph Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.