AAR (AIR) Competitors $71.11 +1.64 (+2.36%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$70.83 -0.28 (-0.39%) As of 07:34 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. HII, KTOS, AVAV, HXL, SPR, TGI, ATRO, NPK, SYPR, and GEShould you be buying AAR stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AAR include Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), AeroVironment (AVAV), Hexcel (HXL), Spirit Aerosystems (SPR), Triumph Group (TGI), Astronics (ATRO), National Presto Industries (NPK), Sypris Solutions (SYPR), and GE Aerospace (GE). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry. AAR vs. Its Competitors Huntington Ingalls Industries Kratos Defense & Security Solutions AeroVironment Hexcel Spirit Aerosystems Triumph Group Astronics National Presto Industries Sypris Solutions GE Aerospace AAR (NYSE:AIR) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) are both mid-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and valuation. Which has more volatility and risk, AIR or HII? AAR has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Huntington Ingalls Industries has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer AIR or HII? In the previous week, Huntington Ingalls Industries had 17 more articles in the media than AAR. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Huntington Ingalls Industries and 4 mentions for AAR. Huntington Ingalls Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat AAR's score of 0.33 indicating that Huntington Ingalls Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AAR 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Huntington Ingalls Industries 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AIR or HII? 90.7% of AAR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of AAR shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is AIR or HII more profitable? Huntington Ingalls Industries has a net margin of 4.76% compared to AAR's net margin of -0.46%. Huntington Ingalls Industries' return on equity of 12.26% beat AAR's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AAR-0.46% 10.86% 4.59% Huntington Ingalls Industries 4.76%12.26%4.68% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AIR or HII? Huntington Ingalls Industries has higher revenue and earnings than AAR. AAR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Huntington Ingalls Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAAR$2.32B1.11$46.30M-$0.36-197.53Huntington Ingalls Industries$11.54B0.85$550M$13.8818.03 Do analysts rate AIR or HII? AAR presently has a consensus target price of $80.20, suggesting a potential upside of 12.78%. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a consensus target price of $236.38, suggesting a potential downside of 5.52%. Given AAR's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe AAR is more favorable than Huntington Ingalls Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AAR 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Huntington Ingalls Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11 SummaryHuntington Ingalls Industries 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. 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$2.51B$16.79B$25.87B$20.52BDividend YieldN/A0.80%1.01%3.76%P/E Ratio-197.52124.1579.2927.84Price / Sales1.116.236.2037.43Price / Cash15.4247.3536.3321.79Price / Book2.126.908.114.55Net Income$46.30M$266.64M$369.21M$984.95M7 Day Performance5.76%2.40%3.14%3.58%1 Month Performance14.29%7.37%7.54%6.04%1 Year Performance-1.30%74.49%51.74%14.49% AAR Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AIRAAR2.6101 of 5 stars$71.11+2.4%$80.20+12.8%-1.3%$2.51B$2.32B-197.525,700HIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.3702 of 5 stars$237.35+1.2%$236.38-0.4%-0.3%$9.31B$11.54B17.1044,000News CoverageKTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions2.8932 of 5 stars$43.63+1.2%$39.67-9.1%+118.2%$6.69B$1.14B335.644,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeAVAVAeroVironment2.8822 of 5 stars$191.23+0.8%$208.50+9.0%+43.7%$5.40B$716.72M162.061,428Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeHXLHexcel3.8354 of 5 stars$55.01+1.1%$61.20+11.3%-8.5%$4.42B$1.90B36.435,894SPRSpirit Aerosystems1.376 of 5 stars$37.15+0.1%$36.56-1.6%+12.9%$4.36B$6.32B-2.0420,370Positive NewsTGITriumph Group2.3538 of 5 stars$25.75-0.3%$20.63-19.9%+65.6%$2.00B$1.26B49.523,696High Trading VolumeATROAstronics1.8206 of 5 stars$33.47+1.2%$32.00-4.4%+64.7%$1.19B$795.43M-278.892,500Positive NewsNPKNational Presto Industries1.4727 of 5 stars$96.86+2.2%N/A+40.5%$692.54M$388.23M16.251,126News CoverageSYPRSypris Solutions0.5068 of 5 stars$2.07+5.6%N/A+7.4%$47.58M$134.14M-207.00680Gap UpGEGE Aerospace4.7834 of 5 stars$248.18+3.7%$221.15-10.9%+56.8%$264.66B$38.70B38.6053,000Positive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HII Competitors KTOS Competitors AVAV Competitors HXL Competitors SPR Competitors TGI 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 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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