AAR (AIR) Competitors $76.04 -0.33 (-0.43%) As of 11:52 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AIR vs. CW, HWM, HXL, MOG.A, RTX, HII, SPR, ATRO, NPK, and SYPRShould you be buying AAR stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AAR include Curtiss-Wright (CW), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), Hexcel (HXL), Moog (MOG.A), RTX (RTX), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Spirit Aerosystems (SPR), Astronics (ATRO), National Presto Industries (NPK), and Sypris Solutions (SYPR). AAR vs. Its Competitors Curtiss-Wright Howmet Aerospace Hexcel Moog RTX Huntington Ingalls Industries Spirit Aerosystems Astronics National Presto Industries Sypris Solutions Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) and AAR (NYSE:AIR) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends. Do analysts rate CW or AIR? Curtiss-Wright currently has a consensus price target of $468.14, indicating a potential downside of 2.69%. AAR has a consensus price target of $83.75, indicating a potential upside of 10.13%. 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 Curtiss-Wright 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71AAR 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is CW or AIR more profitable? Curtiss-Wright has a net margin of 13.66% compared to AAR's net margin of 0.45%. Curtiss-Wright's return on equity of 18.34% beat AAR's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Curtiss-Wright13.66% 18.34% 9.35% AAR 0.45%11.66%4.92% Do institutionals and insiders believe in CW or AIR? 82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of AAR shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Curtiss-Wright shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of AAR shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CW or AIR? 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 RatioCurtiss-Wright$3.31B5.48$404.98M$11.8540.60AAR$2.78B0.98$12.50M$0.33230.44 Does the media favor CW or AIR? In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 24 more articles in the media than AAR. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 10 mentions for AAR. AAR's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Curtiss-Wright's score of 1.32 indicating that AAR is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Curtiss-Wright 22 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AAR 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more risk and volatility, CW or AIR? Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AAR has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AIR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$2.73B$17.24B$27.30B$21.15BDividend YieldN/A0.78%0.95%3.50%P/E Ratio229.85132.4479.6529.06Price / Sales0.987.557.1248.60Price / Cash13.8441.9833.0118.29Price / Book2.276.638.385.30Net Income$12.50M$274.75M$374.49M$997.87M7 Day Performance0.13%-0.62%-0.89%-0.49%1 Month Performance4.18%2.93%2.10%6.49%1 Year Performance17.04%73.21%45.55%13.91% AAR Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AIRAAR3.3591 of 5 stars$76.04-0.4%$83.75+10.1%+16.1%$2.73B$2.78B229.855,600Positive NewsCWCurtiss-Wright3.6812 of 5 stars$477.59-1.7%$468.14-2.0%+52.6%$18.00B$3.12B40.308,800Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionHWMHowmet Aerospace4.6041 of 5 stars$174.18-1.1%$172.13-1.2%+79.1%$70.22B$7.72B50.9323,930Positive NewsHXLHexcel3.716 of 5 stars$63.21-1.2%$63.33+0.2%+2.4%$5.03B$1.88B58.535,894News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeMOG.AMoog3.2048 of 5 stars$195.49-4.5%$220.00+12.5%-0.5%$6.20B$3.61B29.6613,500RTXRTX4.2677 of 5 stars$158.66-1.2%$158.67+0.0%+28.0%$212.38B$83.60B34.87186,000Positive NewsHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.2083 of 5 stars$270.50-1.7%$267.00-1.3%-4.6%$10.61B$11.54B20.2544,000Positive NewsSPRSpirit Aerosystems1.8057 of 5 stars$41.63-0.4%$38.63-7.2%+19.1%$4.89B$6.28B-2.0820,370News CoveragePositive NewsATROAstronics3.8345 of 5 stars$36.37-3.9%$49.00+34.7%+62.8%$1.29B$795.43M-303.062,500Positive NewsNPKNational Presto Industries2.1011 of 5 stars$104.78-1.6%N/A+34.3%$749.21M$388.23M17.971,126Positive NewsSYPRSypris Solutions0.6491 of 5 stars$1.93-3.0%N/A+30.8%$44.45M$140.18M-19.30680Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CW Competitors HWM Competitors HXL Competitors MOG.A Competitors RTX Competitors HII Competitors SPR Competitors ATRO Competitors NPK Competitors SYPR 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 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredWarren Buffett Issues Cryptic Warning on U.S. DollarImagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. 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