AAR (AIR) Competitors $77.95 +2.55 (+3.38%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$77.68 -0.28 (-0.36%) As of 07:56 PM 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, HWM, HXL, MOG.A, RTX, HII, KTOS, SPR, TGI, and ATROShould 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), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), Spirit Aerosystems (SPR), Triumph Group (TGI), and Astronics (ATRO). These companies are all part of the "aerospace" sector. AAR vs. Its Competitors Curtiss-Wright Howmet Aerospace Hexcel Moog RTX Huntington Ingalls Industries Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Spirit Aerosystems Triumph Group Astronics AAR (NYSE:AIR) and Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and earnings. Is AIR or CW 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 AAR0.45% 11.66% 4.92% Curtiss-Wright 13.66%18.34%9.35% Do analysts prefer AIR or CW? AAR presently has a consensus price target of $83.75, suggesting a potential upside of 7.44%. Curtiss-Wright has a consensus price target of $468.14, suggesting a potential downside of 6.72%. Given AAR's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 Do institutionals & insiders 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, AIR or CW? AAR has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, 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$2.78B1.01$12.50M$0.33236.22Curtiss-Wright$3.12B6.06$404.98M$11.8542.35 Does the media prefer AIR or CW? In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 28 more articles in the media than AAR. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 18 mentions for AAR. Curtiss-Wright's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat AAR's score of 0.35 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Curtiss-Wright 21 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCurtiss-Wright beats AAR on 10 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. Email Address 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$2.71B$17.83B$27.80B$20.66BDividend YieldN/A0.80%0.98%3.66%P/E Ratio236.23126.6876.0028.37Price / Sales1.017.406.8760.19Price / Cash13.7948.9836.7622.93Price / Book2.326.748.705.38Net Income$12.50M$265.73M$368.78M$994.60M7 Day Performance7.74%0.64%-0.68%1.50%1 Month Performance4.51%5.03%1.77%0.49%1 Year Performance29.81%84.09%56.65%18.07% AAR Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AIRAAR2.3366 of 5 stars$77.95+3.4%$83.75+7.4%+25.4%$2.71B$2.78B236.235,600Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeCWCurtiss-Wright4.0518 of 5 stars$489.59+3.6%$468.14-4.4%+68.1%$18.45B$3.12B41.328,800Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionHWMHowmet Aerospace4.3282 of 5 stars$179.77-0.5%$172.13-4.2%+93.1%$72.47B$7.43B52.5623,930Positive NewsHXLHexcel2.4952 of 5 stars$60.20-0.2%$63.33+5.2%-3.2%$4.79B$1.90B55.745,894Positive NewsMOG.AMoog2.9596 of 5 stars$187.88-8.3%$220.00+17.1%+0.8%$6.00B$3.61B28.7913,500RTXRTX4.3711 of 5 stars$154.840.0%$158.67+2.5%+33.3%$207.25B$80.74B34.03186,000Trending NewsHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.2769 of 5 stars$266.74+0.8%$258.88-2.9%+2.8%$10.47B$11.57B19.9744,000Positive NewsKTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions3.601 of 5 stars$65.41+2.4%$55.92-14.5%+231.6%$10.04B$1.16B654.174,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastSPRSpirit Aerosystems1.4617 of 5 stars$39.53-0.9%$38.63-2.3%+16.8%$4.64B$6.32B-1.9720,370Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeTGITriumph Group1.069 of 5 stars$26.01+0.6%$20.63-20.7%+92.9%$2.02B$1.26B50.013,696High Trading VolumeATROAstronics3.6681 of 5 stars$31.50+3.2%$49.00+55.6%+66.1%$1.12B$822.85M-262.482,500Earnings ReportAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CW Competitors HWM Competitors HXL Competitors MOG.A Competitors RTX Competitors HII Competitors KTOS Competitors SPR Competitors TGI Competitors ATRO 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 8/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredWhen the levee breaksThe U.S. Treasury just confirmed it plans to borrow $1.01 trillion this quarter—nearly double what was project...Porter & Company | SponsoredGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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