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Cubic (CUB) Competitors

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CUB vs. ATRO, NPK, SYPR, GE, BA, HON, LMT, GD, NOC, and TDG

Should you be buying Cubic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cubic include Astronics (ATRO), National Presto Industries (NPK), Sypris Solutions (SYPR), GE Aerospace (GE), Boeing (BA), Honeywell International (HON), Lockheed Martin (LMT), General Dynamics (GD), Northrop Grumman (NOC), and Transdigm Group (TDG). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry.

Cubic vs. Its Competitors

Astronics (NASDAQ:ATRO) and Cubic (NYSE:CUB) are both small-cap aerospace & defense companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Cubic has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Astronics.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Astronics$795.43M1.64-$16.22M-$0.12-306.67
CubicN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, Astronics had 6 more articles in the media than Cubic. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Astronics and 4 mentions for Cubic. Astronics' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Cubic's score of 0.00 indicating that Astronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Astronics
10 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cubic
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Astronics presently has a consensus target price of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.15%. Given Astronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Astronics is more favorable than Cubic.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Astronics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50
Cubic
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

56.7% of Astronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.8% of Astronics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Cubic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Cubic has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Astronics' net margin of -0.45%. Astronics' return on equity of 22.89% beat Cubic's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Astronics-0.45% 22.89% 9.16%
Cubic N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Astronics beats Cubic on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CUB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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.
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CUB vs. The Competition

MetricCubicHolding Offices Industry SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$322.04M$219.21M$2.36B$21.39B
Dividend YieldN/A3.17%13.77%3.49%
P/E RatioN/A0.1721.1429.08
Price / SalesN/A454.6317,509.5948.98
Price / CashN/A123.7059.9918.29
Price / BookN/A7.323.255.30
Net IncomeN/A-$11.59M-$445.27M$998.51M

Cubic Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CUB
Cubic
N/A$10.52
+0.2%
N/AN/A$322.04MN/A0.006,100
ATRO
Astronics
3.8207 of 5 stars
$36.37
-3.9%
$49.00
+34.7%
+62.8%$1.29B$795.43M-303.062,500Positive News
NPK
National Presto Industries
2.0958 of 5 stars
$104.78
-1.6%
N/A+34.3%$749.41M$388.23M17.971,126Positive News
SYPR
Sypris Solutions
0.6357 of 5 stars
$1.93
-3.0%
N/A+30.8%$44.45M$140.18M-19.30680Positive News
GE
GE Aerospace
4.6492 of 5 stars
$275.11
-0.3%
$232.92
-15.3%
+57.7%$291.83B$38.70B38.3753,000
BA
Boeing
3.493 of 5 stars
$234.89
-0.5%
$228.90
-2.5%
+36.5%$177.46B$66.52B-14.23172,000Trending News
HON
Honeywell International
4.502 of 5 stars
$219.50
-0.8%
$254.00
+15.7%
+4.7%$139.36B$38.50B24.97102,000Positive News
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LMT
Lockheed Martin
4.6709 of 5 stars
$455.58
-0.1%
$506.35
+11.1%
-20.4%$106.37B$71.04B25.65121,000Trending News
GD
General Dynamics
4.4407 of 5 stars
$324.64
-0.1%
$315.78
-2.7%
+8.3%$87.31B$47.72B21.79117,000Positive News
NOC
Northrop Grumman
4.417 of 5 stars
$589.97
+0.4%
$588.85
-0.2%
+12.6%$84.48B$41.03B21.7597,000Positive News
TDG
Transdigm Group
4.7323 of 5 stars
$1,400.77
+0.2%
$1,624.69
+16.0%
-5.0%$78.83B$7.94B46.4916,600Positive News

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This page (NYSE:CUB) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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