Astronics (ATRO) Competitors $34.41 +0.42 (+1.24%) Closing price 08/20/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.59 +0.18 (+0.52%) As of 08:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ATRO vs. AIR, TGI, NPK, SYPR, GE, BA, HON, LMT, GD, and NOCShould you be buying Astronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Astronics include AAR (AIR), Triumph Group (TGI), National Presto Industries (NPK), Sypris Solutions (SYPR), GE Aerospace (GE), Boeing (BA), Honeywell International (HON), Lockheed Martin (LMT), General Dynamics (GD), and Northrop Grumman (NOC). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry. Astronics vs. Its Competitors AAR Triumph Group National Presto Industries Sypris Solutions GE Aerospace Boeing Honeywell International Lockheed Martin General Dynamics Northrop Grumman Astronics (NASDAQ:ATRO) and AAR (NYSE:AIR) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate ATRO or AIR? Astronics presently has a consensus price target of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.40%. AAR has a consensus price target of $83.75, suggesting a potential upside of 16.55%. Given Astronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Astronics is more favorable than AAR.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Astronics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50AAR 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is ATRO or AIR more profitable? AAR has a net margin of 0.45% compared to Astronics' net margin of -0.45%. Astronics' return on equity of 22.89% beat AAR's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Astronics-0.45% 22.89% 9.16% AAR 0.45%11.66%4.92% Does the media prefer ATRO or AIR? In the previous week, Astronics had 3 more articles in the media than AAR. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Astronics and 5 mentions for AAR. AAR's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Astronics' score of 0.82 indicating that AAR is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Astronics 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AAR 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, ATRO or AIR? AAR has higher revenue and earnings than Astronics. Astronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AAR, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAstronics$822.85M1.48-$16.22M-$0.12-286.75AAR$2.78B0.93$12.50M$0.33217.75 Do institutionals & insiders believe in ATRO or AIR? 56.7% of Astronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of AAR shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Astronics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of AAR shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, ATRO or AIR? Astronics has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AAR has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAstronics beats AAR on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Astronics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ATRO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart ATRO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAstronicsAEROSP/DEF EQ IndustryAerospace SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.20B$17.12B$27.32B$9.66BDividend YieldN/A0.79%0.97%4.07%P/E Ratio-286.73125.9275.7525.05Price / Sales1.487.126.7086.14Price / Cash18.2239.9931.8858.50Price / Book4.496.438.216.15Net Income-$16.22M$268.43M$370.06M$265.47M7 Day Performance4.65%-1.96%-1.51%-1.51%1 Month Performance-0.55%-2.32%-4.26%-1.15%1 Year Performance78.01%65.17%42.05%18.45% Astronics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ATROAstronics3.4987 of 5 stars$34.41+1.2%$49.00+42.4%+80.7%$1.20B$822.85M-286.732,500AIRAAR3.5916 of 5 stars$75.89+0.7%$83.75+10.4%+13.8%$2.71B$2.78B229.985,600News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeTGITriumph Group2.4193 of 5 stars$26.01+0.6%$22.67-12.8%+93.9%$2.02B$1.26B50.013,696High Trading VolumeNPKNational Presto Industries1.6003 of 5 stars$103.33+1.6%N/A+41.6%$726.96M$388.23M17.721,126Positive NewsSYPRSypris Solutions0.5294 of 5 stars$1.91-0.5%N/A+17.0%$44.22M$140.18M-19.10680Gap UpGEGE Aerospace4.6375 of 5 stars$268.46+0.2%$232.92-13.2%+57.1%$284.04B$38.70B37.4453,000Positive NewsBABoeing3.1511 of 5 stars$232.48-1.2%$228.90-1.5%+30.9%$177.89B$66.52B-14.08172,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionHONHoneywell International4.7383 of 5 stars$216.40-0.2%$254.00+17.4%+8.5%$137.63B$38.50B24.62102,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionLMTLockheed Martin4.6415 of 5 stars$440.71+0.7%$506.65+15.0%-19.9%$102.15B$71.04B24.81121,000Trending NewsGDGeneral Dynamics4.7732 of 5 stars$313.43-0.1%$315.78+0.7%+7.3%$84.38B$47.72B21.04117,000Positive NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionNOCNorthrop Grumman4.6201 of 5 stars$584.86+0.2%$586.79+0.3%+16.7%$83.61B$41.03B21.5697,000Positive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AIR Alternatives TGI Alternatives NPK Alternatives SYPR Alternatives GE Alternatives BA Alternatives HON Alternatives LMT Alternatives GD Alternatives NOC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ATRO) was last updated on 8/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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