KTOS vs. AJRD, RKLB, KAMN, AIR, SPCE, EVEX, ERJ, ASLE, TGI, and ACHR
Should you be buying Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions include Aerojet Rocketdyne (AJRD), Rocket Lab USA (RKLB), Kaman (KAMN), AAR (AIR), Virgin Galactic (SPCE), EVE (EVEX), Embraer (ERJ), AerSale (ASLE), Triumph Group (TGI), and Archer Aviation (ACHR). These companies are all part of the "aerospace" sector.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions vs.
Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE:AJRD) and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions received 369 more outperform votes than Aerojet Rocketdyne when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.33% of users gave Kratos Defense & Security Solutions an outperform vote while only 64.76% of users gave Aerojet Rocketdyne an outperform vote.
Aerojet Rocketdyne has higher revenue and earnings than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aerojet Rocketdyne, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Aerojet Rocketdyne presently has a consensus price target of $58.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.83%. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a consensus price target of $15.08, suggesting a potential upside of 13.58%. Given Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is more favorable than Aerojet Rocketdyne.
In the previous week, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had 1 more articles in the media than Aerojet Rocketdyne. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and 5 mentions for Aerojet Rocketdyne. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Aerojet Rocketdyne's score of 0.97 indicating that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Aerojet Rocketdyne has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Aerojet Rocketdyne has a net margin of 3.23% compared to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' net margin of -3.00%. Aerojet Rocketdyne's return on equity of 20.42% beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' return on equity.
93.8% of Aerojet Rocketdyne shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Aerojet Rocketdyne shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are owned 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.
Summary
Aerojet Rocketdyne beats Kratos Defense & Security Solutions on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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