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ATRO vs. HXL, SPR, AIR, TGI, NPK, SYPR, GE, BA, HON, and LMT

Should you be buying Astronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Astronics include Hexcel (HXL), Spirit Aerosystems (SPR), AAR (AIR), Triumph Group (TGI), National Presto Industries (NPK), Sypris Solutions (SYPR), GE Aerospace (GE), Boeing (BA), Honeywell International (HON), and Lockheed Martin (LMT). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry.

Astronics vs. Its Competitors

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) and Astronics (NASDAQ:ATRO) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hexcel$1.89B2.44$132.10M$1.5137.95
Astronics$795.43M1.50-$16.22M-$0.12-281.13

95.5% of Hexcel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.7% of Astronics shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Hexcel shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Astronics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Hexcel had 4 more articles in the media than Astronics. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Hexcel and 3 mentions for Astronics. Hexcel's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Astronics' score of 0.84 indicating that Hexcel is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hexcel
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Astronics
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Hexcel currently has a consensus target price of $58.67, suggesting a potential upside of 2.39%. Astronics has a consensus target price of $32.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.14%. Given Hexcel's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Hexcel is more favorable than Astronics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hexcel
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.10
Astronics
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Hexcel has a net margin of 6.60% compared to Astronics' net margin of -0.43%. Astronics' return on equity of 18.45% beat Hexcel's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hexcel6.60% 10.36% 5.76%
Astronics -0.43%18.45%7.29%

Hexcel has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Astronics has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hexcel beats Astronics on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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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ATRO vs. The Competition

MetricAstronicsAEROSP/DEF EQ IndustryAerospace SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.19B$17.03B$26.14B$9.01B
Dividend YieldN/A0.81%1.01%4.09%
P/E Ratio-281.10123.9279.3920.06
Price / Sales1.506.726.41108.31
Price / Cash17.3845.3835.0456.90
Price / Book4.656.998.205.67
Net Income-$16.22M$266.64M$369.21M$248.47M
7 Day Performance0.49%0.62%1.21%2.90%
1 Month Performance5.06%6.99%7.08%5.75%
1 Year Performance65.37%74.75%51.83%21.36%

Astronics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ATRO
Astronics
1.6192 of 5 stars
$33.74
+3.7%
$32.00
-5.1%
+59.9%$1.19B$795.43M-281.102,500Positive News
HXL
Hexcel
3.8966 of 5 stars
$55.01
+1.1%
$61.20
+11.3%
-9.8%$4.42B$1.90B36.435,894
SPR
Spirit Aerosystems
1.4279 of 5 stars
$37.15
+0.1%
$36.56
-1.6%
+13.5%$4.36B$6.32B-2.0420,370News Coverage
AIR
AAR
2.667 of 5 stars
$68.31
+1.2%
$80.20
+17.4%
-1.3%$2.44B$2.32B18.655,700
TGI
Triumph Group
2.4223 of 5 stars
$25.75
-0.3%
$20.63
-19.9%
+64.4%$2.00B$1.26B49.523,696High Trading Volume
NPK
National Presto Industries
1.4898 of 5 stars
$96.86
+2.2%
N/A+45.0%$692.54M$388.23M16.251,126
SYPR
Sypris Solutions
0.4862 of 5 stars
$2.07
+5.6%
N/A+14.1%$47.58M$134.14M-207.00680Gap Up
GE
GE Aerospace
4.7865 of 5 stars
$248.18
+3.7%
$221.15
-10.9%
+51.6%$264.66B$38.70B38.6053,000Trending News
Dividend Announcement
BA
Boeing
3.2755 of 5 stars
$201.38
+1.3%
$209.85
+4.2%
+14.3%$149.86B$66.52B0.00172,000Trending News
HON
Honeywell International
4.5413 of 5 stars
$224.74
+1.3%
$249.21
+10.9%
+12.2%$144.44B$38.50B25.83102,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
LMT
Lockheed Martin
4.7672 of 5 stars
$472.16
+0.3%
$541.80
+14.7%
-0.6%$110.63B$71.04B20.40121,000Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:ATRO) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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