Sypris Solutions (SYPR) Competitors

Sypris Solutions (NASDAQ:SYPR) and GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) are both aerospace & defense companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Is SYPR or GE a better dividend stock?

Sypris Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. GE Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Sypris Solutions pays out -80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GE Aerospace pays out 20.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. GE Aerospace has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Sypris Solutions is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is SYPR or GE more profitable?

GE Aerospace has a net margin of 18.64% compared to Sypris Solutions' net margin of -1.86%. GE Aerospace's return on equity of 31.32% beat Sypris Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sypris Solutions	-1.86%	-12.86%	-2.12%
GE Aerospace	18.64%	31.32%	4.86%

Which has more risk & volatility, SYPR or GE?

Sypris Solutions has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GE Aerospace has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SYPR or GE?

44.7% of Sypris Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of GE Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. 48.2% of Sypris Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of GE Aerospace 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.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SYPR or GE?

GE Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than Sypris Solutions. Sypris Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GE Aerospace, 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
Sypris Solutions	$130.04M	0.40	-$1.68M	-$0.10	-22.80
GE Aerospace	$38.70B	8.20	$6.56B	$7.17	41.73

Do analysts prefer SYPR or GE?

GE Aerospace has a consensus target price of $251.31, indicating a potential downside of 16.00%. Given GE Aerospace's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GE Aerospace is more favorable than Sypris Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sypris Solutions	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
GE Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Does the media favor SYPR or GE?

In the previous week, GE Aerospace had 60 more articles in the media than Sypris Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 64 mentions for GE Aerospace and 4 mentions for Sypris Solutions. GE Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Sypris Solutions' score of 0.88 indicating that GE Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sypris Solutions	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GE Aerospace	56 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

GE Aerospace beats Sypris Solutions on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.