Boeing (BA) Competitors

Boeing (NYSE:BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Is BA or LMT more profitable?

Lockheed Martin has a net margin of 8.60% compared to Boeing's net margin of -5.86%. Lockheed Martin's return on equity of 67.75% beat Boeing's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boeing	-5.86%	N/A	-4.18%
Lockheed Martin	8.60%	67.75%	13.57%

Does the media prefer BA or LMT?

In the previous week, Boeing had 30 more articles in the media than Lockheed Martin. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Boeing and 11 mentions for Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Boeing's score of 0.13 indicating that Lockheed Martin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Boeing	10 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lockheed Martin	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate BA or LMT?

Boeing presently has a consensus target price of $221.60, suggesting a potential upside of 7.73%. Lockheed Martin has a consensus target price of $494.79, suggesting a potential upside of 11.44%. Given Lockheed Martin's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lockheed Martin is more favorable than Boeing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boeing	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Lockheed Martin	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Which has more volatility and risk, BA or LMT?

Boeing has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lockheed Martin has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BA or LMT?

Boeing received 1233 more outperform votes than Lockheed Martin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.61% of users gave Boeing an outperform vote while only 59.43% of users gave Lockheed Martin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Boeing	Outperform Votes 1980 70.61%	Underperform Votes 824 29.39%
Lockheed Martin	Outperform Votes 747 59.43%	Underperform Votes 510 40.57%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BA or LMT?

Lockheed Martin has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boeing. Boeing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lockheed Martin, 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
Boeing	$66.61 billion	1.86	-$4.94 billion	-$6.92	-29.73
Lockheed Martin	$65.98 billion	1.70	$5.73 billion	$21.88	20.29

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BA or LMT?

57.1% of Boeing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of Lockheed Martin shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Boeing shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Lockheed Martin shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Lockheed Martin beats Boeing on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.