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Cubic (CUB) Competitors

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

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), Transdigm Group (TDG), General Dynamics (GD), and Northrop Grumman (NOC). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry.

Cubic vs. Its Competitors

Cubic (NYSE:CUB) and Astronics (NASDAQ:ATRO) 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 dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

56.7% of Astronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Cubic shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Astronics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Cubic has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Astronics.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CubicN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Astronics$795.43M1.56-$16.22M-$0.12-291.23

Astronics has a consensus target price of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.21%. Given Astronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Astronics is more favorable than Cubic.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cubic
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Astronics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Astronics had 2 more articles in the media than Cubic. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Astronics and 7 mentions for Cubic. Astronics' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Cubic's score of 0.00 indicating that Astronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cubic
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Astronics
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Cubic has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Astronics' net margin of -0.43%. Astronics' return on equity of 18.45% beat Cubic's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CubicN/A N/A N/A
Astronics -0.43%18.45%7.29%

Summary

Astronics beats Cubic on 10 of the 11 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$322.65M$211.74M$2.04B$21.14B
Dividend YieldN/A3.27%13.60%3.58%
P/E RatioN/A1.8812.3127.76
Price / SalesN/A565.353,064,366.0558.23
Price / CashN/A109.2857.6523.00
Price / BookN/A9.053.204.67
Net IncomeN/A-$10.64M-$461.08M$993.85M

Cubic Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CUB
Cubic
N/A$10.51
-0.1%
N/AN/A$322.65MN/A0.006,100
ATRO
Astronics
3.6065 of 5 stars
$35.78
-0.9%
$49.00
+36.9%
+54.4%$1.27B$816.29M-298.142,500News Coverage
High Trading Volume
NPK
National Presto Industries
0.8348 of 5 stars
$105.48
+2.4%
N/A+36.2%$753.89M$415.21M17.701,126Positive News
High Trading Volume
SYPR
Sypris Solutions
0.5638 of 5 stars
$2.07
flat
N/A+11.4%$47.57M$140.18M-207.00680News Coverage
Positive News
GE
GE Aerospace
4.5969 of 5 stars
$262.31
+2.7%
$229.50
-12.5%
+64.9%$279.72B$38.70B40.7953,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
BA
Boeing
3.5009 of 5 stars
$230.66
+1.7%
$218.59
-5.2%
+28.4%$173.92B$66.52B-12.87172,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
HON
Honeywell International
4.8139 of 5 stars
$238.06
+0.9%
$250.79
+5.3%
+5.1%$153.00B$39.22B27.36102,000Trending News
Earnings Report
LMT
Lockheed Martin
4.6172 of 5 stars
$473.66
+1.3%
$531.47
+12.2%
-18.3%$110.98B$71.04B20.46121,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
TDG
Transdigm Group
3.5824 of 5 stars
$1,574.21
+2.0%
$1,594.80
+1.3%
+28.4%$88.42B$7.94B53.1516,600Positive News
Insider Trade
GD
General Dynamics
4.8365 of 5 stars
$305.12
+1.0%
$295.53
-3.1%
+10.4%$81.89B$47.72B21.16117,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
NOC
Northrop Grumman
4.121 of 5 stars
$521.61
+1.4%
$550.00
+5.4%
+28.5%$75.07B$40.37B20.5897,000Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NYSE:CUB) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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