Sypris Solutions (SYPR) Competitors

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

Is GE or SYPR more profitable?

GE Aerospace has a net margin of 14.31% compared to Sypris Solutions' net margin of -2.05%. GE Aerospace's return on equity of 22.19% beat Sypris Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GE Aerospace	14.31%	22.19%	3.66%
Sypris Solutions	-2.05%	-14.38%	-2.30%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GE or SYPR?

74.8% of GE Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of Sypris Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of GE Aerospace shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 47.4% of Sypris Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor GE or SYPR?

In the previous week, GE Aerospace had 60 more articles in the media than Sypris Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for GE Aerospace and 3 mentions for Sypris Solutions. GE Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Sypris Solutions' score of 0.97 indicating that GE Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GE Aerospace	43 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sypris Solutions	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GE or SYPR?

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
GE Aerospace	$39.68B	6.44	$6.56B	$6.43	37.27
Sypris Solutions	$134.14M	0.34	-$1.60M	-$0.01	-196.00

Is GE or SYPR a better dividend stock?

GE Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Sypris Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. GE Aerospace pays out 22.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sypris Solutions pays out -800.0% 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Sypris Solutions is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GE or SYPR?

GE Aerospace received 1994 more outperform votes than Sypris Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.44% of users gave GE Aerospace an outperform vote while only 37.03% of users gave Sypris Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GE Aerospace	Outperform Votes 2141 75.44%	Underperform Votes 697 24.56%
Sypris Solutions	Outperform Votes 147 37.03%	Underperform Votes 250 62.97%

Do analysts recommend GE or SYPR?

GE Aerospace currently has a consensus price target of $221.15, indicating a potential downside of 7.71%. Given GE Aerospace's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe GE Aerospace is more favorable than Sypris Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GE Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Sypris Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, GE or SYPR?

GE Aerospace has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sypris Solutions has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

GE Aerospace beats Sypris Solutions on 18 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.