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AVAV vs. KTOS, TDY, CW, TXT, and HII

Should you buy AeroVironment stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares AeroVironment with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with AeroVironment include Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Curtiss-Wright (CW), Textron (TXT), and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry.

How does AeroVironment compare to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) and AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

AeroVironment has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. AeroVironment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, 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
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	$1.35B	7.77	$22M	$0.17	328.35
AeroVironment	$820.63M	9.97	$43.62M	-$4.34	N/A

75.9% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of AeroVironment shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of AeroVironment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a net margin of 2.08% compared to AeroVironment's net margin of -13.93%. AeroVironment's return on equity of 3.26% beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	2.08%	2.82%	2.29%
AeroVironment	-13.93%	3.26%	2.56%

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $96.28, indicating a potential upside of 72.48%. AeroVironment has a consensus price target of $318.78, indicating a potential upside of 94.53%. Given AeroVironment's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AeroVironment is more favorable than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
AeroVironment	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AeroVironment has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had 11 more articles in the media than AeroVironment. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and 16 mentions for AeroVironment. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat AeroVironment's score of 0.46 indicating that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AeroVironment	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions beats AeroVironment on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AeroVironment compare to Teledyne Technologies?

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) and Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk and profitability.

Teledyne Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than AeroVironment. AeroVironment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teledyne Technologies, 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
AeroVironment	$820.63M	9.97	$43.62M	-$4.34	N/A
Teledyne Technologies	$6.12B	4.65	$894.80M	$19.77	31.04

In the previous week, AeroVironment had 7 more articles in the media than Teledyne Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for AeroVironment and 9 mentions for Teledyne Technologies. AeroVironment's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Teledyne Technologies' score of 0.14 indicating that AeroVironment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AeroVironment	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Teledyne Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

86.4% of AeroVironment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Teledyne Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of AeroVironment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Teledyne Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

AeroVironment has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Teledyne Technologies has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

AeroVironment currently has a consensus target price of $318.78, suggesting a potential upside of 94.53%. Teledyne Technologies has a consensus target price of $693.71, suggesting a potential upside of 13.06%. Given AeroVironment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe AeroVironment is more favorable than Teledyne Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AeroVironment	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Teledyne Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Teledyne Technologies has a net margin of 14.99% compared to AeroVironment's net margin of -13.93%. Teledyne Technologies' return on equity of 10.24% beat AeroVironment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AeroVironment	-13.93%	3.26%	2.56%
Teledyne Technologies	14.99%	10.24%	7.05%

Summary

Teledyne Technologies beats AeroVironment on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AeroVironment compare to Curtiss-Wright?

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

AeroVironment has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, AeroVironment had 1 more articles in the media than Curtiss-Wright. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for AeroVironment and 15 mentions for Curtiss-Wright. Curtiss-Wright's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat AeroVironment's score of 0.46 indicating that Curtiss-Wright is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AeroVironment	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Curtiss-Wright	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

AeroVironment currently has a consensus price target of $318.78, suggesting a potential upside of 94.53%. Curtiss-Wright has a consensus price target of $746.67, suggesting a potential upside of 2.96%. Given AeroVironment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AeroVironment is more favorable than Curtiss-Wright.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AeroVironment	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Curtiss-Wright	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

86.4% of AeroVironment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of AeroVironment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Curtiss-Wright 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.

Curtiss-Wright has higher revenue and earnings than AeroVironment. AeroVironment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Curtiss-Wright, 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
AeroVironment	$820.63M	9.97	$43.62M	-$4.34	N/A
Curtiss-Wright	$3.50B	7.66	$484.23M	$13.65	53.13

Curtiss-Wright has a net margin of 14.17% compared to AeroVironment's net margin of -13.93%. Curtiss-Wright's return on equity of 20.00% beat AeroVironment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AeroVironment	-13.93%	3.26%	2.56%
Curtiss-Wright	14.17%	20.00%	10.01%

Summary

AeroVironment beats Curtiss-Wright on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AeroVironment compare to Textron?

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) and Textron (NYSE:TXT) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Textron has higher revenue and earnings than AeroVironment. AeroVironment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Textron, 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
AeroVironment	$820.63M	9.97	$43.62M	-$4.34	N/A
Textron	$14.80B	1.05	$921M	$5.23	17.12

Textron has a net margin of 6.15% compared to AeroVironment's net margin of -13.93%. Textron's return on equity of 14.56% beat AeroVironment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AeroVironment	-13.93%	3.26%	2.56%
Textron	6.15%	14.56%	6.34%

86.4% of AeroVironment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.0% of Textron shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of AeroVironment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Textron shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, AeroVironment had 5 more articles in the media than Textron. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for AeroVironment and 11 mentions for Textron. Textron's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat AeroVironment's score of 0.46 indicating that Textron is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AeroVironment	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Textron	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

AeroVironment has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Textron has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

AeroVironment currently has a consensus price target of $318.78, indicating a potential upside of 94.53%. Textron has a consensus price target of $101.18, indicating a potential upside of 13.02%. Given AeroVironment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe AeroVironment is more favorable than Textron.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AeroVironment	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Textron	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Summary

Textron beats AeroVironment on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AeroVironment compare to Huntington Ingalls Industries?

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Huntington Ingalls Industries has a net margin of 4.71% compared to AeroVironment's net margin of -13.93%. Huntington Ingalls Industries' return on equity of 12.05% beat AeroVironment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AeroVironment	-13.93%	3.26%	2.56%
Huntington Ingalls Industries	4.71%	12.05%	4.87%

AeroVironment currently has a consensus target price of $318.78, indicating a potential upside of 94.53%. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a consensus target price of $388.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.71%. Given AeroVironment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe AeroVironment is more favorable than Huntington Ingalls Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AeroVironment	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Huntington Ingalls Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

In the previous week, Huntington Ingalls Industries had 6 more articles in the media than AeroVironment. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Huntington Ingalls Industries and 16 mentions for AeroVironment. Huntington Ingalls Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat AeroVironment's score of 0.46 indicating that Huntington Ingalls Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AeroVironment	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Huntington Ingalls Industries	6 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

86.4% of AeroVironment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of AeroVironment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

AeroVironment has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Huntington Ingalls Industries has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its share price is 71% less volatile than the broader market.

Huntington Ingalls Industries has higher revenue and earnings than AeroVironment. AeroVironment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Huntington Ingalls Industries, 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
AeroVironment	$820.63M	9.97	$43.62M	-$4.34	N/A
Huntington Ingalls Industries	$12.48B	1.02	$605M	$15.37	20.94

Summary

Huntington Ingalls Industries beats AeroVironment on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	AeroVironment	AEROSP/DEF EQ Industry	Aerospace Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$8.00B	$20.24B	$29.08B	$12.12B
Dividend Yield	N/A	0.65%	0.92%	5.36%
P/E Ratio	-37.76	54.16	38.11	22.71
Price / Sales	9.97	8.84	203.91	73.50
Price / Cash	29.62	36.82	27.64	55.00
Price / Book	5.23	8.48	7.87	6.94
Net Income	$43.62M	$516.51M	$907.04M	$335.25M
7 Day Performance	1.79%	0.77%	-0.13%	-0.70%
1 Month Performance	-16.91%	-0.78%	-2.74%	-0.90%
1 Year Performance	-3.20%	49.06%	40.94%	29.67%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
AVAV AeroVironment	4.1848 of 5 stars	$163.87 +2.3%	$318.78 +94.5%	-0.6%	$8.00B	$820.63M	N/A	1,475
KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	4.3886 of 5 stars	$56.99 -1.6%	$96.28 +68.9%	+52.2%	$10.69B	$1.35B	335.24	4,300	Trending News Insider Trade Analyst Revision
TDY Teledyne Technologies	3.5998 of 5 stars	$632.23 +1.7%	$693.71 +9.7%	+22.1%	$29.29B	$6.12B	31.98	15,800	Positive News
CW Curtiss-Wright	3.2655 of 5 stars	$729.04 0.0%	$738.83 +1.3%	+68.8%	$26.91B	$3.61B	53.41	9,100	Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast
TXT Textron	4.598 of 5 stars	$91.76 +0.8%	$101.18 +10.3%	+15.3%	$15.96B	$14.80B	17.55	34,000	Positive News

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AeroVironment (AVAV) Competitors

AVAV vs. KTOS, TDY, CW, TXT, and HII

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AeroVironment (AVAV) Competitors

AVAV vs. KTOS, TDY, CW, TXT, and HII

How does AeroVironment compare to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, KTOS or AVAV?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of KTOS or AVAV?

Is KTOS or AVAV more profitable?

Do analysts prefer KTOS or AVAV?

Which has more risk and volatility, KTOS or AVAV?

Does the media prefer KTOS or AVAV?

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How does AeroVironment compare to Teledyne Technologies?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AVAV or TDY?

Does the media favor AVAV or TDY?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AVAV or TDY?

Which has more volatility & risk, AVAV or TDY?

Do analysts recommend AVAV or TDY?

Is AVAV or TDY more profitable?

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How does AeroVironment compare to Curtiss-Wright?

Which has more volatility & risk, AVAV or CW?

Does the media favor AVAV or CW?

Do analysts rate AVAV or CW?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AVAV or CW?

Which has better earnings and valuation, AVAV or CW?

Is AVAV or CW more profitable?

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How does AeroVironment compare to Textron?

Which has better earnings & valuation, AVAV or TXT?

Is AVAV or TXT more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AVAV or TXT?

Does the media prefer AVAV or TXT?

Which has more volatility & risk, AVAV or TXT?

Do analysts recommend AVAV or TXT?

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How does AeroVironment compare to Huntington Ingalls Industries?

Is AVAV or HII more profitable?

Do analysts rate AVAV or HII?

Does the media favor AVAV or HII?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in AVAV or HII?

Which has more risk & volatility, AVAV or HII?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AVAV or HII?

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