Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, KTOS or CW?

Curtiss-Wright has higher revenue and earnings than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Curtiss-Wright 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	$1.16B	4.72	-$8.90M	$0.13	274.92
Curtiss-Wright	$3.21B	4.92	$404.98M	$11.24	37.35

Do analysts prefer KTOS or CW?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $36.75, suggesting a potential upside of 2.83%. Curtiss-Wright has a consensus target price of $377.43, suggesting a potential downside of 10.10%. Given Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is more favorable than Curtiss-Wright.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Curtiss-Wright	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is KTOS or CW more profitable?

Curtiss-Wright has a net margin of 12.98% compared to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' net margin of 1.31%. Curtiss-Wright's return on equity of 17.11% beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	1.31%	3.68%	2.48%
Curtiss-Wright	12.98%	17.11%	8.70%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KTOS or CW?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions received 80 more outperform votes than Curtiss-Wright when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.63% of users gave Kratos Defense & Security Solutions an outperform vote while only 66.11% of users gave Curtiss-Wright an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	Outperform Votes 669 66.63%	Underperform Votes 335 33.37%
Curtiss-Wright	Outperform Votes 589 66.11%	Underperform Votes 302 33.89%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in KTOS or CW?

75.9% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor KTOS or CW?

In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 15 more articles in the media than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 19 mentions for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Curtiss-Wright's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' score of 0.74 indicating that Curtiss-Wright is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Curtiss-Wright	26 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, KTOS or CW?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Curtiss-Wright beats Kratos Defense & Security Solutions on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.