Ducommun (DCO) Competitors

Ducommun (NYSE:DCO) and Archer Aviation (NYSE:ACHR) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Is DCO or ACHR more profitable?

Ducommun has a net margin of 5.03% compared to Archer Aviation's net margin of 0.00%. Ducommun's return on equity of 7.61% beat Archer Aviation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ducommun	5.03%	7.61%	4.62%
Archer Aviation	N/A	-62.65%	-51.01%

Do analysts prefer DCO or ACHR?

Ducommun currently has a consensus target price of $97.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.02%. Archer Aviation has a consensus target price of $13.43, suggesting a potential upside of 39.06%. Given Archer Aviation's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Archer Aviation is more favorable than Ducommun.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ducommun	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Archer Aviation	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Which has better earnings and valuation, DCO or ACHR?

Ducommun has higher revenue and earnings than Archer Aviation. Archer Aviation 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	$786.55M	1.76	$31.50M	$2.63	35.30
Archer Aviation	N/A	N/A	-$536.80M	-$1.35	-7.15

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

92.2% of Ducommun shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of Archer Aviation shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Ducommun shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Archer Aviation shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, DCO or ACHR?

Ducommun has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Archer Aviation has a beta of 3.08, suggesting that its share price is 208% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor DCO or ACHR?

In the previous week, Archer Aviation had 34 more articles in the media than Ducommun. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Archer Aviation and 6 mentions for Ducommun. Ducommun's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Archer Aviation's score of 0.64 indicating that Ducommun is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ducommun	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Archer Aviation	21 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Ducommun beats Archer Aviation on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.