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 better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Hexcel currently has a consensus target price of $58.67, suggesting a potential upside of 2.24%. Astronics has a consensus target price of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.25%. Given Hexcel's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Hexcel is more favorable than Astronics.
95.5% of Hexcel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.7% of Astronics shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Hexcel shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Astronics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
In the previous week, Hexcel and Hexcel both had 4 articles in the media. Hexcel's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Astronics' score of 0.34 indicating that Hexcel is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Hexcel has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Astronics has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Hexcel beats Astronics on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:ATRO) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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