AAR (AIR) Competitors

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 analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Do analysts rate CW or AIR?

Curtiss-Wright currently has a consensus price target of $468.14, suggesting a potential downside of 8.50%. AAR has a consensus price target of $86.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.20%. Given AAR's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	2.71
AAR	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to CW or AIR?

In the previous week, AAR had 10 more articles in the media than Curtiss-Wright. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for AAR and 17 mentions for Curtiss-Wright. Curtiss-Wright's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat AAR's score of 0.57 indicating that Curtiss-Wright is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Curtiss-Wright	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AAR	6 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CW or AIR 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
Curtiss-Wright	13.66%	18.34%	9.35%
AAR	1.01%	12.43%	5.20%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CW or AIR?

82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of AAR shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of AAR shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Curtiss-Wright	$3.12B	6.18	$404.98M	$11.85	43.18
AAR	$2.78B	1.06	$12.50M	$0.78	104.80

Which has more risk & volatility, CW or AIR?

Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AAR has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CW or AIR a better dividend stock?

Curtiss-Wright pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. AAR pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Curtiss-Wright pays out 8.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AAR pays out 38.5% 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. Curtiss-Wright has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Summary

Curtiss-Wright beats AAR on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.