Ducommun (DCO) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DCO or EVEX?

92.2% of Ducommun shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.3% of EVE shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Ducommun shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of EVE shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is DCO or EVEX more profitable?

Ducommun has a net margin of 4.45% compared to EVE's net margin of 0.00%. Ducommun's return on equity of 7.61% beat EVE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ducommun	4.45%	7.61%	4.54%
EVE	N/A	-138.86%	-57.79%

Does the media refer more to DCO or EVEX?

In the previous week, Ducommun had 2 more articles in the media than EVE. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ducommun and 5 mentions for EVE. Ducommun's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat EVE's score of 0.20 indicating that Ducommun is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has more volatility and risk, DCO or EVEX?

Ducommun has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EVE has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer DCO or EVEX?

Ducommun presently has a consensus price target of $94.67, suggesting a potential upside of 7.17%. EVE has a consensus price target of $6.67, suggesting a potential downside of 4.98%. Given Ducommun's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ducommun is more favorable than EVE.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ducommun	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
EVE	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DCO or EVEX?

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
Ducommun	$789.82M	1.66	$31.50M	$2.33	37.91
EVE	N/A	N/A	-$138.17M	-$0.55	-12.76

Summary

Ducommun beats EVE on 15 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.