ATRO vs. HXL, SPR, AIR, NPK, SYPR, GE, BA, HON, LMT, and GD
Should you be buying Astronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Astronics include Hexcel (HXL), Spirit Aerosystems (SPR), AAR (AIR), National Presto Industries (NPK), Sypris Solutions (SYPR), GE Aerospace (GE), Boeing (BA), Honeywell International (HON), Lockheed Martin (LMT), and General Dynamics (GD). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry.
Astronics vs. Its Competitors
Astronics (NASDAQ:ATRO) and Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Hexcel had 4 more articles in the media than Astronics. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Hexcel and 17 mentions for Astronics. Astronics' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Hexcel's score of 1.22 indicating that Astronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.
56.7% of Astronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Hexcel shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Astronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Hexcel shares are held 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.
Hexcel has a net margin of 4.69% compared to Astronics' net margin of -0.45%. Astronics' return on equity of 22.89% beat Hexcel's return on equity.
Astronics has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hexcel has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Hexcel has higher revenue and earnings than Astronics. Astronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hexcel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Astronics currently has a consensus price target of $49.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.11%. Hexcel has a consensus price target of $65.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.91%. Given Astronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Astronics is more favorable than Hexcel.
Summary
Hexcel beats Astronics on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ATRO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:ATRO) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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