AeroVironment (AVAV) Competitors

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) and AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, CW or AVAV?

Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AeroVironment has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CW or AVAV?

Curtiss-Wright currently has a consensus target price of $418.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.52%. AeroVironment has a consensus target price of $208.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.96%. Given AeroVironment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AeroVironment is more favorable than Curtiss-Wright.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Curtiss-Wright	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
AeroVironment	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CW or AVAV?

82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of AeroVironment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of AeroVironment shares are owned 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.

Does the media favor CW or AVAV?

In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 2 more articles in the media than AeroVironment. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 20 mentions for AeroVironment. AeroVironment's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Curtiss-Wright's score of 0.79 indicating that AeroVironment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Curtiss-Wright	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AeroVironment	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, CW or AVAV?

Curtiss-Wright has higher revenue and earnings than AeroVironment. Curtiss-Wright is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AeroVironment, 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
Curtiss-Wright	$3.21B	5.35	$404.98M	$11.24	40.65
AeroVironment	$742.56M	7.21	$59.67M	$1.18	160.69

Is CW or AVAV more profitable?

Curtiss-Wright has a net margin of 12.98% compared to AeroVironment's net margin of 6.39%. Curtiss-Wright's return on equity of 17.11% beat AeroVironment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Curtiss-Wright	12.98%	17.11%	8.70%
AeroVironment	6.39%	8.12%	6.75%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CW or AVAV?

Curtiss-Wright received 151 more outperform votes than AeroVironment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.22% of users gave Curtiss-Wright an outperform vote while only 54.85% of users gave AeroVironment an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Curtiss-Wright	Outperform Votes 592 66.22%	Underperform Votes 302 33.78%
AeroVironment	Outperform Votes 441 54.85%	Underperform Votes 363 45.15%

Summary

Curtiss-Wright beats AeroVironment on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.