This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Cubic (CUB) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesOptions ChainSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CUB vs. ATRO, NPK, SYPR, GE, BA, HON, LMT, TDG, GD, and NOCShould 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 Astronics National Presto Industries Sypris Solutions GE Aerospace Boeing Honeywell International Lockheed Martin Transdigm Group General Dynamics Northrop Grumman Astronics (NASDAQ:ATRO) and Cubic (NYSE:CUB) are both small-cap aerospace & defense companies, but which is the better 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. Does the media refer more to ATRO or CUB? In the previous week, Cubic had 13 more articles in the media than Astronics. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Cubic and 3 mentions for Astronics. Astronics' average media sentiment score of 1.15 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cubic 1 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate ATRO or CUB? Astronics currently has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.31%. Given Astronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Astronics is more favorable than Cubic.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Astronics 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Cubic 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has higher earnings & valuation, ATRO or CUB? Cubic has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Astronics. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAstronics$795.43M1.41-$16.22M-$0.12-263.22CubicN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is ATRO or CUB more profitable? 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 Astronics-0.43% 18.45% 7.29% Cubic N/A N/A N/A Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ATRO or CUB? 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAstronics beats Cubic on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cubic News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CUB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart CUB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCubicHolding Offices Industry SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$322.65M$175.20M$1.96B$20.43BDividend YieldN/A5.41%13.65%3.76%P/E RatioN/A2.4711.9927.62Price / SalesN/A460.221,778,371.0036.40Price / CashN/A74.781,142.4621.79Price / BookN/A6.8110.554.52Net IncomeN/A$3.67M-$255.16M$984.47M Cubic Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CUBCubicN/A$10.47-0.5%N/AN/A$322.65MN/A0.006,100ATROAstronics1.8337 of 5 stars$33.47+1.2%$32.00-4.4%+64.7%$1.17B$795.43M-278.892,500Positive NewsNPKNational Presto Industries1.7858 of 5 stars$96.86+2.2%N/A+40.5%$677.63M$388.23M16.251,126News CoverageSYPRSypris Solutions0.5085 of 5 stars$2.07+5.6%N/A+7.4%$45.05M$140.18M-207.00680Gap UpGEGE Aerospace4.7833 of 5 stars$248.18+3.7%$221.15-10.9%+56.8%$255.26B$39.68B38.6053,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementBABoeing3.0499 of 5 stars$201.38+1.3%$209.85+4.2%+12.5%$149.86B$66.52B-11.24172,000Trending NewsHONHoneywell International4.529 of 5 stars$224.74+1.3%$249.21+10.9%+13.2%$142.55B$38.50B25.83102,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastLMTLockheed Martin4.7612 of 5 stars$472.16+0.3%$541.80+14.7%-0.1%$110.25B$71.04B20.40121,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementTDGTransdigm Group3.886 of 5 stars$1,471.93+2.0%$1,519.79+3.3%+20.7%$81.02B$7.94B49.6916,600Trending NewsGDGeneral Dynamics4.7516 of 5 stars$282.77+1.4%$293.00+3.6%+2.2%$74.82B$47.72B19.61117,000Positive NewsNOCNorthrop Grumman4.6978 of 5 stars$499.80+0.4%$553.43+10.7%+15.8%$71.63B$41.03B19.7297,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ATRO Alternatives NPK Alternatives SYPR Alternatives GE Alternatives BA Alternatives HON Alternatives LMT Alternatives TDG Alternatives GD Alternatives NOC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CUB) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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