Ducommun (DCO) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EVEX or DCO?

Ducommun received 629 more outperform votes than EVE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.82% of users gave Ducommun an outperform vote while only 59.26% of users gave EVE an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EVE	Outperform Votes 16 59.26%	Underperform Votes 11 40.74%
Ducommun	Outperform Votes 645 67.82%	Underperform Votes 306 32.18%

Which has more risk and volatility, EVEX or DCO?

EVE has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ducommun has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor EVEX or DCO?

In the previous week, EVE had 10 more articles in the media than Ducommun. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for EVE and 7 mentions for Ducommun. EVE's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Ducommun's score of 0.70 indicating that EVE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EVE	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ducommun	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EVEX or DCO?

1.3% of EVE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Ducommun shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of EVE shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Ducommun shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable 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	-$0.55	-9.23
Ducommun	$789.82M	1.44	$15.93M	$2.33	32.86

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%

Do analysts recommend EVEX or DCO?

EVE currently has a consensus price target of $6.67, suggesting a potential upside of 31.36%. Ducommun has a consensus price target of $79.67, suggesting a potential upside of 4.06%. Given EVE's higher probable upside, equities 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Ducommun beats EVE on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.