Curtiss-Wright (CW) Competitors $479.85 -4.50 (-0.93%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$480.82 +0.97 (+0.20%) As of 04:41 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CW vs. HWM, ITT, MOG.A, PH, RTX, HEI, TDY, TXT, AVAV, and HIIShould you be buying Curtiss-Wright stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Curtiss-Wright include Howmet Aerospace (HWM), ITT (ITT), Moog (MOG.A), Parker-Hannifin (PH), RTX (RTX), Heico (HEI), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Textron (TXT), AeroVironment (AVAV), and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). Curtiss-Wright vs. Its Competitors Howmet Aerospace ITT Moog Parker-Hannifin RTX Heico Teledyne Technologies Textron AeroVironment Huntington Ingalls Industries Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) and Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CW or HWM? 82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Curtiss-Wright shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Howmet Aerospace shares are held 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. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCurtiss-Wright$3.31B5.47$404.98M$11.8540.49Howmet Aerospace$7.43B9.27$1.16B$3.4249.94 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-Wright13.66% 18.34% 9.35% Howmet Aerospace 18.09%28.17%12.26% Does the media refer more to CW or HWM? In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 20 more articles in the media than Curtiss-Wright. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 15 mentions for Curtiss-Wright. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Curtiss-Wright's score of 1.34 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 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Howmet Aerospace 30 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Howmet Aerospace has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Do analysts rate CW or HWM? Curtiss-Wright currently has a consensus price target of $468.14, suggesting a potential downside of 2.44%. Howmet Aerospace has a consensus price target of $172.13, suggesting a potential upside of 0.78%. 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) 2.71Howmet Aerospace 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Which has more risk and volatility, CW or HWM? Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHowmet Aerospace beats Curtiss-Wright on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Curtiss-Wright News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CW 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 CW 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 CW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCurtiss-WrightAEROSP/DEF EQ IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$18.08B$16.89B$26.89B$21.17BDividend Yield0.20%0.79%0.97%3.59%P/E Ratio40.49130.1578.1429.17Price / Sales5.477.326.9254.97Price / Cash34.6640.0431.9123.84Price / Book6.676.628.365.45Net Income$404.98M$268.43M$370.06M$992.10M7 Day Performance-1.62%0.85%0.87%2.60%1 Month Performance1.04%1.58%-0.46%2.50%1 Year Performance57.68%69.75%45.06%13.03% Curtiss-Wright Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CWCurtiss-Wright3.2351 of 5 stars$479.85-0.9%$468.14-2.4%+60.7%$18.08B$3.31B40.498,800Positive NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↑HWMHowmet Aerospace4.3878 of 5 stars$179.77-0.5%$172.13-4.2%+80.1%$72.87B$7.43B56.1323,930News CoveragePositive NewsITTITT4.3291 of 5 stars$165.75+0.0%$179.22+8.1%+21.9%$12.92B$3.63B27.3811,700Positive NewsShort Interest ↓MOG.AMoog2.8228 of 5 stars$187.88-8.3%$220.00+17.1%+1.8%$6.00B$3.61B23.0313,500PHParker-Hannifin4.7032 of 5 stars$730.89+0.4%$763.00+4.4%+25.0%$92.99B$19.85B26.6061,120Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastRTXRTX4.2598 of 5 stars$154.840.0%$158.67+2.5%+33.3%$207.29B$80.74B25.72186,000Short Interest ↑HEIHeico2.8695 of 5 stars$312.22-0.4%$301.45-3.4%+26.0%$43.59B$3.86B73.2210,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTDYTeledyne Technologies3.2525 of 5 stars$541.83-0.8%$576.57+6.4%+29.3%$25.60B$5.67B26.2814,900News CoveragePositive NewsTXTTextron4.7411 of 5 stars$77.58+0.7%$92.67+19.4%-10.4%$13.73B$13.70B13.8334,000Positive NewsAVAVAeroVironment3.8421 of 5 stars$244.44-1.2%$283.55+16.0%+24.9%$12.21B$820.63M75.671,475Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.4586 of 5 stars$266.74+0.8%$258.88-2.9%-1.9%$10.39B$11.54B19.8144,000News CoverageAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Howmet Aerospace Competitors ITT Competitors Moog Competitors Parker-Hannifin Competitors RTX Competitors Heico Competitors Teledyne Technologies Competitors Textron Competitors AeroVironment Competitors Huntington Ingalls Industries Competitors 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:CW) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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