GE Aerospace (GE) Competitors

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) and Boeing (NYSE:BA) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, GE or BA?

GE Aerospace has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Boeing. Boeing 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	6.80	$6.56B	$6.43	38.38
Boeing	$66.52B	2.45	-$11.82B	-$17.92	-12.04

Which has more risk and volatility, GE or BA?

GE Aerospace has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boeing has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GE or BA?

GE Aerospace currently has a consensus price target of $223.75, suggesting a potential downside of 9.33%. Boeing has a consensus price target of $215.77, suggesting a potential upside of 0.01%. Given Boeing's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Boeing is more favorable than GE Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GE Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
Boeing	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72

Is GE or BA more profitable?

GE Aerospace has a net margin of 17.63% compared to Boeing's net margin of -16.58%. GE Aerospace's return on equity of 29.15% beat Boeing's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GE Aerospace	17.63%	29.15%	4.51%
Boeing	-16.58%	N/A	-8.57%

Does the media prefer GE or BA?

In the previous week, Boeing had 44 more articles in the media than GE Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 105 mentions for Boeing and 61 mentions for GE Aerospace. GE Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Boeing's score of 0.88 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	45 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Boeing	52 Very Positive mention(s)	26 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GE or BA?

74.8% of GE Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.8% of Boeing shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of GE Aerospace shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Boeing shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

GE Aerospace beats Boeing on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.