GE Aerospace (GE) Competitors

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

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 0.4%. 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.

Which has stronger valuation & 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	7.43	$6.56B	$7.17	37.84
Alphabet	$350.02B	6.70	$100.12B	$9.39	20.57

Does the media refer more to GE or GOOGL?

In the previous week, Alphabet had 217 more articles in the media than GE Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 306 mentions for Alphabet and 89 mentions for GE Aerospace. GE Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Alphabet's score of 1.00 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	70 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alphabet	167 Very Positive mention(s)	43 Positive mention(s)	39 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Which has more risk & volatility, GE or GOOGL?

GE Aerospace has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GE or GOOGL?

GE Aerospace presently has a consensus price target of $232.92, indicating a potential downside of 14.14%. Alphabet has a consensus price target of $211.32, indicating a potential upside of 9.39%. Given Alphabet's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
Alphabet	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	29 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GE or GOOGL?

74.8% of GE Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of GE Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Alphabet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Alphabet beats GE Aerospace on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.