BWX Technologies (BWXT) Competitors

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) and Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, BWXT or CW?

BWX Technologies has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BWXT or CW a better dividend stock?

BWX Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Curtiss-Wright pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. BWX Technologies pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Curtiss-Wright pays out 8.1% 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. BWX Technologies has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Curtiss-Wright has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Which has better valuation & earnings, BWXT or CW?

Curtiss-Wright has higher revenue and earnings than BWX Technologies. Curtiss-Wright is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BWX Technologies, 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
BWX Technologies	$2.86B	6.30	$281.94M	$3.20	61.74
Curtiss-Wright	$3.12B	6.62	$404.98M	$11.85	46.25

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

94.4% of BWX Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of BWX Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BWXT or CW more profitable?

Curtiss-Wright has a net margin of 13.66% compared to BWX Technologies' net margin of 10.28%. BWX Technologies' return on equity of 30.61% beat Curtiss-Wright's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BWX Technologies	10.28%	30.61%	10.77%
Curtiss-Wright	13.66%	18.34%	9.35%

Do analysts recommend BWXT or CW?

BWX Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $164.58, suggesting a potential downside of 16.70%. Curtiss-Wright has a consensus target price of $492.86, suggesting a potential downside of 10.06%. Given Curtiss-Wright's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Curtiss-Wright is more favorable than BWX Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BWX Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Curtiss-Wright	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media favor BWXT or CW?

In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 7 more articles in the media than BWX Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 19 mentions for BWX Technologies. Curtiss-Wright's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat BWX Technologies' score of 0.84 indicating that Curtiss-Wright is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BWX Technologies	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Curtiss-Wright	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Curtiss-Wright beats BWX Technologies on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.