AeroVironment (AVAV) Competitors $156.02 +4.51 (+2.97%) As of 10:26 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AVAV vs. CW, TXT, HII, KTOS, SPR, HXL, TGI, AIR, ATRO, and NPKShould you be buying AeroVironment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AeroVironment include Curtiss-Wright (CW), Textron (TXT), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), Spirit AeroSystems (SPR), Hexcel (HXL), Triumph Group (TGI), AAR (AIR), Astronics (ATRO), and National Presto Industries (NPK). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry. AeroVironment vs. Curtiss-Wright Textron Huntington Ingalls Industries Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Spirit AeroSystems Hexcel Triumph Group AAR Astronics National Presto Industries Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) and AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of AeroVironment shares are owned 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 higher valuation and earnings, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCurtiss-Wright$3.12B4.16$404.98M$10.5532.69AeroVironment$742.56M5.76$59.67M$1.18128.41 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-Wright12.98% 17.11% 8.70% AeroVironment 6.39%8.12%6.75% Which has more volatility & risk, CW or AVAV? Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AeroVironment has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CW or AVAV? Curtiss-Wright received 149 more outperform votes than AeroVironment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.07% of users gave Curtiss-Wright an outperform vote while only 54.88% of users gave AeroVironment an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCurtiss-WrightOutperform Votes58866.07% Underperform Votes30233.93% AeroVironmentOutperform Votes43954.88% Underperform Votes36145.13% Does the media favor CW or AVAV? In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 10 more articles in the media than AeroVironment. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 12 mentions for AeroVironment. Curtiss-Wright's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat AeroVironment's score of 1.24 indicating that Curtiss-Wright is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Curtiss-Wright 18 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AeroVironment 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate CW or AVAV? Curtiss-Wright currently has a consensus price target of $377.43, indicating a potential upside of 9.42%. AeroVironment has a consensus price target of $202.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.32%. Given AeroVironment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 2.71AeroVironment 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 SummaryCurtiss-Wright beats AeroVironment on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AeroVironment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AVAV 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 AVAV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAeroVironmentAircraft IndustryAerospace SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.28B$13.90B$20.10B$7.83BDividend YieldN/AN/A1.29%4.21%P/E Ratio87.0814.8550.0318.48Price / Sales5.764,571.245.51103.59Price / Cash36.7325.9129.7634.62Price / Book5.185.285.404.25Net Income$59.67M-$1.07B$324.21M$248.23M7 Day Performance1.73%-3.62%3.60%0.89%1 Month Performance24.41%4.31%4.52%3.53%1 Year Performance-6.77%0.56%24.69%5.08% AeroVironment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVAVAeroVironment3.1102 of 5 stars$156.03+3.0%$202.00+29.5%-5.2%$4.41B$742.56M89.861,210Positive NewsCWCurtiss-Wright3.0368 of 5 stars$338.45+0.1%$377.43+11.5%+36.1%$12.73B$3.12B32.058,100Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap UpTXTTextron3.8316 of 5 stars$69.26+1.2%$89.30+28.9%-16.7%$12.58B$13.87B16.0734,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.0378 of 5 stars$228.03+0.9%$231.11+1.3%-16.8%$8.94B$11.54B16.3243,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageKTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions2.483 of 5 stars$33.46-0.4%$34.13+2.0%+89.6%$5.12B$1.14B333.993,600Upcoming EarningsInsider TradeShort Interest ↓Positive NewsSPRSpirit AeroSystems1.2342 of 5 stars$35.78+2.6%$36.56+2.2%+12.6%$4.18B$6.32B-2.8818,200Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsHXLHexcel4.7458 of 5 stars$50.19-0.2%$61.20+21.9%-24.6%$4.03B$1.89B31.545,330Short Interest ↓TGITriumph Group3.9212 of 5 stars$25.35+0.2%$20.63-18.6%+90.3%$1.96B$1.24B3.526,040Short Interest ↑Positive NewsAIRAAR3.7732 of 5 stars$53.40+1.0%$80.20+50.2%-22.7%$1.92B$2.68B190.194,500Short Interest ↓ATROAstronics1.8973 of 5 stars$22.06+0.9%$21.00-4.8%+35.3%$779.16M$795.43M-116.272,100NPKNational Presto Industries2.5205 of 5 stars$84.15-0.2%N/A+3.0%$601.13M$388.23M17.71900Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Curtiss-Wright Competitors Textron Competitors Huntington Ingalls Industries Competitors Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Competitors Spirit AeroSystems Competitors Hexcel Competitors Triumph Group Competitors AAR Competitors Astronics Competitors National Presto Industries Competitors 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:AVAV) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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