Ducommun (DCO) Competitors

EVE (NYSE:EVEX) and Ducommun (NYSE:DCO) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

Is EVEX or DCO more profitable?

Ducommun has a net margin of 3.82% compared to EVE's net margin of 0.00%. Ducommun's return on equity of 7.40% beat EVE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EVE	N/A	-95.17%	-55.94%
Ducommun	3.82%	7.40%	4.27%

Which has more risk and volatility, EVEX or DCO?

EVE has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ducommun has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to EVEX or DCO?

In the previous week, Ducommun had 5 more articles in the media than EVE. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Ducommun and 3 mentions for EVE. EVE's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Ducommun's score of 0.88 indicating that EVE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EVE	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ducommun	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EVEX or DCO?

Ducommun has higher revenue and earnings than EVE. EVE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ducommun, 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
EVE	N/A	N/A	-$127.66M	-$0.48	-7.96
Ducommun	$786.55M	1.12	$15.93M	$2.10	28.11

Do analysts rate EVEX or DCO?

EVE presently has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 56.94%. Ducommun has a consensus price target of $74.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.36%. Given EVE's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe EVE is more favorable than Ducommun.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EVE	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Ducommun	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EVEX or DCO?

Ducommun received 627 more outperform votes than EVE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.79% of users gave Ducommun an outperform vote while only 60.00% of users gave EVE an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EVE	Outperform Votes 15 60.00%	Underperform Votes 10 40.00%
Ducommun	Outperform Votes 642 67.79%	Underperform Votes 305 32.21%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EVEX or DCO?

1.3% of EVE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Ducommun shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of EVE shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Ducommun shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ducommun beats EVE on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.