AVAV vs. EVEX, ACHR, SPR, MOG.B, HXL, DRS, KTOS, CAE, AIR, and UP
Should you be buying AeroVironment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AeroVironment include EVE (EVEX), Archer Aviation (ACHR), Spirit AeroSystems (SPR), Moog (MOG.B), Hexcel (HXL), Leonardo DRS (DRS), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), CAE (CAE), AAR (AIR), and Wheels Up Experience (UP). These companies are all part of the "aerospace" sector.
AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) and EVE (NYSE:EVEX) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, AeroVironment had 6 more articles in the media than EVE. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for AeroVironment and 1 mentions for EVE. AeroVironment's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat EVE's score of 0.33 indicating that AeroVironment is being referred to more favorably in the media.
AeroVironment has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EVE has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.
AeroVironment received 422 more outperform votes than EVE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.21% of users gave AeroVironment an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave EVE an outperform vote.
EVE has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AeroVironment. AeroVironment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EVE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
86.4% of AeroVironment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.3% of EVE shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of AeroVironment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of EVE shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
AeroVironment currently has a consensus target price of $140.20, suggesting a potential downside of 9.92%. EVE has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 69.66%. Given EVE's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe EVE is more favorable than AeroVironment.
EVE has a net margin of 0.00% compared to AeroVironment's net margin of -15.14%. AeroVironment's return on equity of 13.93% beat EVE's return on equity.
Summary
AeroVironment beats EVE on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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