United Technologies (UTX) Competitors

United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) and GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) are both large-cap aerospace & defense companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in UTX or GE?

81.7% of United Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of GE Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of United Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of GE Aerospace shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to UTX or GE?

In the previous week, GE Aerospace had 52 more articles in the media than United Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for GE Aerospace and 0 mentions for United Technologies. GE Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat United Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that GE Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
United Technologies	Neutral
GE Aerospace	Positive

Is UTX or GE a better dividend stock?

United Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. GE Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. United Technologies pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GE Aerospace pays out 20.1% 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. GE Aerospace has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility & risk, UTX or GE?

United Technologies has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GE Aerospace has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer UTX or GE?

GE Aerospace has a consensus target price of $232.92, indicating a potential downside of 12.69%. Given GE Aerospace's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GE Aerospace is more favorable than United Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
GE Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Is UTX or GE more profitable?

GE Aerospace has a net margin of 18.64% compared to United Technologies' net margin of 7.19%. GE Aerospace's return on equity of 31.32% beat United Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United Technologies	7.19%	16.60%	5.14%
GE Aerospace	18.64%	31.32%	4.86%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, UTX or GE?

GE Aerospace has lower revenue, but higher earnings than United Technologies. United Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GE Aerospace, 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
United Technologies	$77.05B	1.76	$5.54B	$8.26	18.92
GE Aerospace	$38.70B	7.31	$6.56B	$7.17	37.21

Summary

GE Aerospace beats United Technologies on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.