Lockheed Martin (LMT) Competitors

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

Is LMT or GE more profitable?

GE Aerospace has a net margin of 14.31% compared to Lockheed Martin's net margin of 7.51%. Lockheed Martin's return on equity of 101.47% beat GE Aerospace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lockheed Martin	7.51%	101.47%	12.09%
GE Aerospace	14.31%	22.19%	3.66%

Which has more risk and volatility, LMT or GE?

Lockheed Martin has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GE Aerospace has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, LMT or GE?

GE Aerospace has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin 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
Lockheed Martin	$71.81B	1.52	$5.34B	$23.15	20.15
GE Aerospace	$39.68B	6.50	$6.56B	$6.43	37.60

Is LMT or GE a better dividend stock?

Lockheed Martin pays an annual dividend of $13.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. GE Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Lockheed Martin pays out 57.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GE Aerospace pays out 22.4% 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. Lockheed Martin has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and GE Aerospace has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Lockheed Martin is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LMT or GE?

GE Aerospace received 1344 more outperform votes than Lockheed Martin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.44% of users gave GE Aerospace an outperform vote while only 58.73% of users gave Lockheed Martin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lockheed Martin	Outperform Votes 797 58.73%	Underperform Votes 560 41.27%
GE Aerospace	Outperform Votes 2141 75.44%	Underperform Votes 697 24.56%

Do analysts rate LMT or GE?

Lockheed Martin presently has a consensus price target of $541.80, indicating a potential upside of 16.14%. GE Aerospace has a consensus price target of $221.15, indicating a potential downside of 8.53%. Given Lockheed Martin's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Lockheed Martin is more favorable than GE Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lockheed Martin	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
GE Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Do institutionals & insiders believe in LMT or GE?

74.2% of Lockheed Martin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of GE Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Lockheed Martin shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of GE Aerospace shares are owned 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.

Does the media refer more to LMT or GE?

In the previous week, Lockheed Martin had 1 more articles in the media than GE Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for Lockheed Martin and 62 mentions for GE Aerospace. GE Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Lockheed Martin's score of 0.82 indicating that GE Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lockheed Martin	41 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GE Aerospace	43 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

GE Aerospace beats Lockheed Martin on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.