Sypris Solutions (SYPR) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SYPR or GE more profitable?

GE Aerospace has a net margin of 17.63% compared to Sypris Solutions' net margin of -0.27%. GE Aerospace's return on equity of 29.15% beat Sypris Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sypris Solutions	-0.27%	-1.89%	-0.30%
GE Aerospace	17.63%	29.15%	4.51%

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	$140.18M	0.35	-$1.68M	-$0.01	-212.00
GE Aerospace	$38.70B	6.86	$6.56B	$6.43	38.71

Do analysts recommend SYPR or GE?

GE Aerospace has a consensus price target of $223.75, indicating a potential downside of 10.11%. Given GE Aerospace's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GE Aerospace is more favorable than Sypris Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sypris Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
GE Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Which has more risk and volatility, SYPR or GE?

Sypris Solutions has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GE Aerospace has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SYPR or GE?

In the previous week, GE Aerospace had 54 more articles in the media than Sypris Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for GE Aerospace and 1 mentions for Sypris Solutions. GE Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Sypris Solutions' score of 0.95 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GE Aerospace	43 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

GE Aerospace beats Sypris Solutions on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.