Curtiss-Wright (CW) Competitors

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) and Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) are both large-cap aerospace 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.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CW or HWM?

Howmet Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than Curtiss-Wright. Curtiss-Wright is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howmet Aerospace, 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
Curtiss-Wright	$3.12B	6.19	$404.98M	$11.85	43.30
Howmet Aerospace	$7.43B	10.17	$1.16B	$3.42	54.83

Is CW or HWM a better dividend stock?

Curtiss-Wright pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Curtiss-Wright pays out 8.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Howmet Aerospace pays out 14.0% 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. Curtiss-Wright has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Howmet Aerospace has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CW or HWM?

82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by company 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.

Is CW or HWM more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace has a net margin of 18.09% compared to Curtiss-Wright's net margin of 13.66%. Howmet Aerospace's return on equity of 28.17% beat Curtiss-Wright's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Curtiss-Wright	13.66%	18.34%	9.35%
Howmet Aerospace	18.09%	28.17%	12.26%

Does the media prefer CW or HWM?

In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 15 more articles in the media than Howmet Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 33 mentions for Howmet Aerospace. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Curtiss-Wright's score of 1.03 indicating that Howmet Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Curtiss-Wright	17 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Howmet Aerospace	26 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend CW or HWM?

Curtiss-Wright currently has a consensus target price of $468.14, suggesting a potential downside of 8.76%. Howmet Aerospace has a consensus target price of $172.13, suggesting a potential downside of 8.21%. Given Howmet Aerospace's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Howmet Aerospace is more favorable than Curtiss-Wright.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Curtiss-Wright	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Howmet Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84

Which has more risk and volatility, CW or HWM?

Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Howmet Aerospace beats Curtiss-Wright on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.