GE Aerospace (GE) Competitors

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Does the media favor GE or GOOGL?

In the previous week, Alphabet had 91 more articles in the media than GE Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 172 mentions for Alphabet and 81 mentions for GE Aerospace. GE Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Alphabet's score of 1.17 indicating that GE Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GE Aerospace	60 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alphabet	129 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	23 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, GE or GOOGL?

GE Aerospace has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GE or GOOGL?

Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than GE Aerospace. Alphabet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GE Aerospace, 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
GE Aerospace	$38.70B	8.32	$6.56B	$7.17	42.33
Alphabet	$350.02B	8.56	$100.12B	$9.39	26.37

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GE or GOOGL?

74.8% of GE Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of GE Aerospace shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Alphabet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GE or GOOGL a better dividend stock?

GE Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. GE Aerospace pays out 20.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alphabet pays out 8.9% 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. GE Aerospace has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Alphabet has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. GE Aerospace is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer GE or GOOGL?

GE Aerospace presently has a consensus price target of $267.13, indicating a potential downside of 11.98%. Alphabet has a consensus price target of $249.26, indicating a potential upside of 0.66%. Given Alphabet's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alphabet is more favorable than GE Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GE Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Alphabet	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	34 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Is GE or GOOGL more profitable?

Alphabet has a net margin of 31.12% compared to GE Aerospace's net margin of 18.64%. Alphabet's return on equity of 34.31% beat GE Aerospace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GE Aerospace	18.64%	31.32%	4.86%
Alphabet	31.12%	34.31%	24.88%

Summary

Alphabet beats GE Aerospace on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.