Curtiss-Wright (CW) Competitors $511.27 +15.79 (+3.19%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$511.14 -0.14 (-0.03%) As of 07:59 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, MOG.A, RTX, TDG, HEI, TDY, TXT, AVAV, KTOS, and HIIShould you be buying Curtiss-Wright stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Curtiss-Wright include Howmet Aerospace (HWM), Moog (MOG.A), RTX (RTX), Transdigm Group (TDG), Heico (HEI), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Textron (TXT), AeroVironment (AVAV), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). These companies are all part of the "aerospace" sector. Curtiss-Wright vs. Its Competitors Howmet Aerospace Moog RTX Transdigm Group Heico Teledyne Technologies Textron AeroVironment Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Huntington Ingalls Industries Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) and Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and dividends. Is HWM or CW 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 Howmet Aerospace18.09% 28.17% 12.26% Curtiss-Wright 13.66%18.34%9.35% Which has better earnings and valuation, HWM or CW? 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 RatioHowmet Aerospace$7.43B9.99$1.16B$3.4253.83Curtiss-Wright$3.12B6.17$404.98M$11.8543.15 Which has more risk & volatility, HWM or CW? Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend HWM or CW? Howmet Aerospace presently has a consensus target price of $172.13, suggesting a potential downside of 6.51%. Curtiss-Wright has a consensus target price of $468.14, suggesting a potential downside of 8.44%. Given Howmet Aerospace's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Howmet Aerospace is more favorable than Curtiss-Wright.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Howmet Aerospace 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.84Curtiss-Wright 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HWM or CW? 90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is HWM or CW a better dividend stock? Howmet Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Curtiss-Wright pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace pays out 14.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Curtiss-Wright pays out 8.1% 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. Howmet Aerospace has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Curtiss-Wright has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Does the media favor HWM or CW? In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 4 more articles in the media than Howmet Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 27 mentions for Howmet Aerospace. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Curtiss-Wright's score of 1.36 indicating that Howmet Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Howmet Aerospace 25 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Curtiss-Wright 16 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryHowmet Aerospace beats Curtiss-Wright on 16 of the 20 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$18.67B$18.03B$28.38B$21.47BDividend Yield0.19%0.76%0.94%3.52%P/E Ratio43.1559.9237.7027.51Price / Sales6.177.887.3151.79Price / Cash35.7442.0232.6924.51Price / Book7.927.649.564.60Net Income$404.98M$288.29M$379.65M$999.91M7 Day Performance6.39%3.70%2.53%1.77%1 Month Performance4.43%6.47%4.15%7.20%1 Year Performance70.14%78.97%49.61%17.70% Curtiss-Wright Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CWCurtiss-Wright3.9451 of 5 stars$511.27+3.2%$468.14-8.4%+66.9%$18.67B$3.12B43.158,800Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionHWMHowmet Aerospace3.9948 of 5 stars$179.32+0.6%$172.13-4.0%+97.1%$71.84B$7.43B55.3423,930Positive NewsMOG.AMoogN/A$194.27-5.1%$220.00+13.2%+6.2%$6.17B$3.61B23.6813,500RTXRTX4.5826 of 5 stars$153.97-2.3%$158.67+3.1%+28.7%$210.85B$80.74B33.84186,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastTDGTransdigm Group4.7771 of 5 stars$1,292.99+1.7%$1,607.57+24.3%-1.7%$71.62B$7.94B42.9116,600News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeHEIHeico3.8095 of 5 stars$317.29-1.3%$346.09+9.1%+24.4%$44.77B$3.86B69.4310,000TDYTeledyne Technologies3.8928 of 5 stars$546.01-0.6%$576.57+5.6%+27.6%$25.74B$5.67B30.0714,900Positive NewsShort Interest ↓TXTTextron4.6212 of 5 stars$82.75+1.6%$92.67+12.0%-6.6%$14.51B$13.70B18.7234,000Positive NewsAVAVAeroVironment3.7647 of 5 stars$236.91+4.8%$292.33+23.4%+36.7%$11.29B$820.63M152.851,475Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownHigh Trading VolumeKTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions2.4086 of 5 stars$64.14-1.0%$57.64-10.1%+209.4%$10.94B$1.14B641.464,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.2106 of 5 stars$269.78-0.5%$267.00-1.0%+4.2%$10.64B$11.54B20.1944,000News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Howmet Aerospace Competitors Moog Competitors RTX Competitors Transdigm Group Competitors Heico Competitors Teledyne Technologies Competitors Textron Competitors AeroVironment Competitors Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 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 9/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett, Gates and Bezos Dumping StocksThe world's wealthiest individuals are making huge moves with their money. 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