AAR (AIR) Competitors $82.62 +1.00 (+1.23%) Closing price 09/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$83.12 +0.49 (+0.59%) As of 09:01 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AIR vs. CW, HXL, MOG.A, RTX, HII, SPR, ATRO, NPK, SYPR, and GEShould you be buying AAR stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AAR include Curtiss-Wright (CW), Hexcel (HXL), Moog (MOG.A), RTX (RTX), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Spirit Aerosystems (SPR), Astronics (ATRO), National Presto Industries (NPK), Sypris Solutions (SYPR), and GE Aerospace (GE). AAR vs. Its Competitors Curtiss-Wright Hexcel Moog RTX Huntington Ingalls Industries Spirit Aerosystems Astronics National Presto Industries Sypris Solutions GE Aerospace AAR (NYSE:AIR) 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 analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AIR or CW? Curtiss-Wright has higher revenue and earnings than AAR. Curtiss-Wright is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AAR, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAAR$2.78B1.07$12.50M$0.78105.93Curtiss-Wright$3.12B6.26$404.98M$11.8543.76 Is AIR or CW more profitable? Curtiss-Wright has a net margin of 13.66% compared to AAR's net margin of 1.01%. Curtiss-Wright's return on equity of 18.34% beat AAR's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AAR1.01% 12.29% 5.16% Curtiss-Wright 13.66%18.34%9.35% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AIR or CW? 90.7% of AAR shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of AAR shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, AIR or CW? AAR has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer AIR or CW? AAR presently has a consensus price target of $86.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.09%. Curtiss-Wright has a consensus price target of $468.14, indicating a potential downside of 9.71%. Given AAR's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AAR is more favorable than Curtiss-Wright.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AAR 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Curtiss-Wright 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Does the media favor AIR or CW? In the previous week, AAR had 18 more articles in the media than Curtiss-Wright. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for AAR and 13 mentions for Curtiss-Wright. Curtiss-Wright's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat AAR's score of 0.63 indicating that Curtiss-Wright is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AAR 9 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Curtiss-Wright 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCurtiss-Wright beats AAR on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AAR News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AIR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AIR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAARAEROSP/DEF EQ IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.95B$18.67B$29.26B$21.61BDividend YieldN/A0.74%0.93%3.52%P/E Ratio105.93147.0585.4929.18Price / Sales1.078.107.3959.53Price / Cash14.9343.1733.7924.32Price / Book2.397.749.664.52Net Income$12.50M$288.29M$379.68M$1.00B7 Day Performance9.65%1.17%0.03%-0.84%1 Month Performance7.63%5.06%2.79%1.80%1 Year Performance29.50%74.53%51.08%12.54% AAR Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AIRAAR2.8529 of 5 stars$82.62+1.2%$86.00+4.1%+29.8%$2.95B$2.78B105.935,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastCWCurtiss-Wright4.0883 of 5 stars$518.10+0.7%$468.14-9.6%+59.6%$19.39B$3.12B41.888,800Positive NewsHXLHexcel4.0068 of 5 stars$62.05+0.3%$65.00+4.7%-0.4%$4.94B$1.88B57.465,894Positive NewsMOG.AMoogN/A$200.56-2.1%N/A+2.9%$6.22B$3.61B29.8113,500RTXRTX4.5686 of 5 stars$159.58+0.8%$158.87-0.4%+32.7%$213.60B$83.60B35.07186,000Trending NewsHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.1748 of 5 stars$275.54+0.1%$264.43-4.0%+5.3%$10.81B$11.54B20.6244,000Positive NewsSPRSpirit Aerosystems1.0792 of 5 stars$38.16-1.0%$38.63+1.2%+16.9%$4.48B$6.28B-1.9120,370Positive NewsATROAstronics3.2625 of 5 stars$42.65+2.5%$49.00+14.9%+119.8%$1.47B$795.43M25.212,500Positive NewsNPKNational Presto Industries1.7857 of 5 stars$114.11+1.1%N/A+49.3%$815.89M$388.23M19.571,126SYPRSypris Solutions1.1038 of 5 stars$2.23-4.7%N/A+34.4%$51.36M$130.04M-22.30680Positive NewsGap DownGEGE Aerospace4.5063 of 5 stars$300.91-0.1%$241.92-19.6%+56.9%$319.09B$41.61B41.9753,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CW Competitors HXL Competitors MOG.A Competitors RTX Competitors HII Competitors SPR Competitors ATRO Competitors NPK Competitors SYPR Competitors GE Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AIR) was last updated on 9/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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