AAR (AIR) Competitors

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AIR vs. CW, HWM, HXL, MOG.A, and RTX

Should you buy AAR stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares AAR with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with AAR include Curtiss-Wright (CW), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), Hexcel (HXL), Moog (MOG.A), and RTX (RTX). These companies are all part of the "aerospace" sector.

How does AAR compare to Curtiss-Wright?

AAR (NYSE:AIR) and Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

AAR pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Curtiss-Wright pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. AAR pays out 6.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Curtiss-Wright pays out 7.0% 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 raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. AAR is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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, 0.5% 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 is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 2 more articles in the media than AAR. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 8 mentions for AAR. Curtiss-Wright's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat AAR's score of 0.75 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Curtiss-Wright	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Curtiss-Wright has higher revenue and earnings than AAR. AAR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Curtiss-Wright, 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
AAR	$3.13B	1.36	$12.50M	$4.51	23.84
Curtiss-Wright	$3.61B	7.70	$484.23M	$13.65	55.05

AAR presently has a consensus price target of $131.20, suggesting a potential upside of 22.04%. Curtiss-Wright has a consensus price target of $738.83, suggesting a potential downside of 1.68%. Given AAR's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Curtiss-Wright	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Curtiss-Wright has a net margin of 14.17% compared to AAR's net margin of 5.46%. Curtiss-Wright's return on equity of 20.00% beat AAR's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AAR	5.46%	12.39%	5.68%
Curtiss-Wright	14.17%	20.00%	10.01%

AAR has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

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

How does AAR compare to Howmet Aerospace?

AAR (NYSE:AIR) and Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Howmet Aerospace has a net margin of 20.23% compared to AAR's net margin of 5.46%. Howmet Aerospace's return on equity of 29.27% beat AAR's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AAR	5.46%	12.39%	5.68%
Howmet Aerospace	20.23%	29.27%	13.20%

AAR presently has a consensus price target of $131.20, suggesting a potential upside of 22.04%. Howmet Aerospace has a consensus price target of $283.84, suggesting a potential upside of 3.87%. Given AAR's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe AAR is more favorable than Howmet Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AAR	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Howmet Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 34 more articles in the media than AAR. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 8 mentions for AAR. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat AAR's score of 0.75 indicating that Howmet Aerospace 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Howmet Aerospace	16 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

AAR pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Howmet Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. AAR pays out 6.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Howmet Aerospace pays out 11.1% 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. Howmet Aerospace has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. AAR is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

90.7% of AAR shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of AAR shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Howmet Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than AAR. AAR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howmet Aerospace, 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
AAR	$3.13B	1.36	$12.50M	$4.51	23.84
Howmet Aerospace	$8.25B	13.25	$1.51B	$4.31	63.40

AAR has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Howmet Aerospace beats AAR on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AAR compare to Hexcel?

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) and AAR (NYSE:AIR) are both mid-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Hexcel has a net margin of 6.07% compared to AAR's net margin of 5.46%. AAR's return on equity of 12.39% beat Hexcel's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hexcel	6.07%	11.08%	5.66%
AAR	5.46%	12.39%	5.68%

Hexcel currently has a consensus price target of $91.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.68%. AAR has a consensus price target of $131.20, suggesting a potential upside of 22.04%. Given AAR's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AAR is more favorable than Hexcel.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hexcel	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
AAR	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

In the previous week, AAR had 2 more articles in the media than Hexcel. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for AAR and 6 mentions for Hexcel. Hexcel's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat AAR's score of 0.75 indicating that Hexcel is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hexcel	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AAR	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Hexcel pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. AAR pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Hexcel pays out 47.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AAR pays out 6.7% 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. Hexcel has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Hexcel is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

95.5% of Hexcel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of AAR shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Hexcel shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of AAR shares are held by 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.

Hexcel has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AAR. AAR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hexcel, 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
Hexcel	$1.89B	3.69	$109.40M	$1.52	60.89
AAR	$3.13B	1.36	$12.50M	$4.51	23.84

Hexcel has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AAR has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

AAR beats Hexcel on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AAR compare to Moog?

Moog (NYSE:MOG.A) and AAR (NYSE:AIR) are both mid-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

88.0% of Moog shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of AAR shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Moog shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of AAR shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Moog has a net margin of 6.83% compared to AAR's net margin of 5.46%. Moog's return on equity of 16.11% beat AAR's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Moog	6.83%	16.11%	7.15%
AAR	5.46%	12.39%	5.68%

Moog pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. AAR pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Moog pays out 13.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AAR pays out 6.7% 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.

AAR has a consensus target price of $131.20, suggesting a potential upside of 22.04%. Given AAR's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AAR is more favorable than Moog.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Moog	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
AAR	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

In the previous week, AAR had 6 more articles in the media than Moog. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for AAR and 2 mentions for Moog. Moog's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat AAR's score of 0.75 indicating that Moog is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Moog	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AAR	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Moog has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AAR has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the broader market.

Moog has higher revenue and earnings than AAR. AAR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moog, 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
Moog	$3.86B	2.53	$235.03M	$8.89	34.62
AAR	$3.13B	1.36	$12.50M	$4.51	23.84

Summary

Moog beats AAR on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AAR compare to RTX?

RTX (NYSE:RTX) and AAR (NYSE:AIR) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

RTX pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. AAR pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. RTX pays out 51.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AAR pays out 6.7% 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. RTX has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. RTX is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

RTX has higher revenue and earnings than AAR. AAR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RTX, 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
RTX	$88.60B	2.71	$6.73B	$5.33	33.42
AAR	$3.13B	1.36	$12.50M	$4.51	23.84

RTX has a net margin of 8.03% compared to AAR's net margin of 5.46%. RTX's return on equity of 13.50% beat AAR's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RTX	8.03%	13.50%	5.29%
AAR	5.46%	12.39%	5.68%

86.5% of RTX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of AAR shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of RTX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of AAR shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, RTX had 36 more articles in the media than AAR. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for RTX and 8 mentions for AAR. RTX's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat AAR's score of 0.75 indicating that RTX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RTX	25 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AAR	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

RTX has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AAR has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the broader market.

RTX currently has a consensus target price of $210.75, suggesting a potential upside of 18.30%. AAR has a consensus target price of $131.20, suggesting a potential upside of 22.04%. Given AAR's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AAR is more favorable than RTX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RTX	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62
AAR	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

RTX beats AAR on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

AIR vs. The Competition

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Metric	AAR	AEROSP/DEF EQ Industry	Aerospace Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$4.27B	$20.40B	$29.94B	$22.97B
Dividend Yield	N/A	0.62%	0.90%	4.07%
P/E Ratio	23.84	60.41	56.69	28.29
Price / Sales	1.36	8.47	229.10	24.58
Price / Cash	20.40	37.60	28.44	25.11
Price / Book	3.20	8.49	8.04	4.73
Net Income	$12.50M	$516.51M	$907.04M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-8.42%	0.96%	1.54%	-1.11%
1 Month Performance	-14.70%	-2.47%	-2.16%	1.36%
1 Year Performance	74.78%	55.53%	47.99%	24.41%

AAR Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
AIR AAR	4.5202 of 5 stars	$107.51 -3.6%	$131.20 +22.0%	+74.7%	$4.27B	$3.13B	23.84	5,600
CW Curtiss-Wright	3.5183 of 5 stars	$723.91 -2.6%	$677.00 -6.5%	+90.1%	$27.42B	$3.50B	53.03	9,100
HWM Howmet Aerospace	4.1568 of 5 stars	$272.39 +6.2%	$266.89 -2.0%	+72.6%	$102.75B	$8.25B	73.42	25,430	Earnings Report Analyst Forecast Insider Trade High Trading Volume
HXL Hexcel	3.1194 of 5 stars	$95.73 -0.8%	$91.00 -4.9%	+73.0%	$7.28B	$1.89B	62.98	5,563
MOG.A Moog	1.7005 of 5 stars	$315.93 -0.8%	N/A	+65.2%	$10.09B	$3.86B	35.54	13,500

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