KAMN vs. RKLB, KTOS, ACHR, EVEX, EH, UP, TGI, DCO, LUNR, and ATRO
Should you be buying Kaman stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kaman include Rocket Lab USA (RKLB), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), Archer Aviation (ACHR), EVE (EVEX), EHang (EH), Wheels Up Experience (UP), Triumph Group (TGI), Ducommun (DCO), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), and Astronics (ATRO). These companies are all part of the "aerospace" sector.
Kaman (NYSE:KAMN) and Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ:RKLB) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.
In the previous week, Rocket Lab USA had 24 more articles in the media than Kaman. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Rocket Lab USA and 1 mentions for Kaman. Rocket Lab USA's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Kaman's score of 0.00 indicating that Rocket Lab USA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Kaman received 246 more outperform votes than Rocket Lab USA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.10% of users gave Kaman an outperform vote while only 45.10% of users gave Rocket Lab USA an outperform vote.
Kaman has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rocket Lab USA has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Kaman has higher revenue and earnings than Rocket Lab USA. Rocket Lab USA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kaman, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Kaman has a net margin of 1.12% compared to Rocket Lab USA's net margin of -74.64%. Kaman's return on equity of 2.14% beat Rocket Lab USA's return on equity.
Rocket Lab USA has a consensus price target of $7.39, indicating a potential upside of 84.18%. Given Rocket Lab USA's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rocket Lab USA is more favorable than Kaman.
85.7% of Kaman shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.8% of Rocket Lab USA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Kaman shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Rocket Lab USA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Kaman beats Rocket Lab USA on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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