Methode Electronics (MEI) Competitors

Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI) and Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE) are both small-cap electronic manufacturing services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Is MEI or PKE a better dividend stock?

Methode Electronics pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Park Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Methode Electronics pays out -18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Park Aerospace pays out 138.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Methode Electronics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MEI or PKE?

Park Aerospace has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Methode Electronics. Methode Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Park 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
Methode Electronics	$1.03B	0.25	-$62.60M	-$1.55	-4.77
Park Aerospace	$62.03M	6.69	$5.88M	$0.36	58.00

Do analysts prefer MEI or PKE?

Methode Electronics currently has a consensus price target of $11.25, suggesting a potential upside of 52.13%. Given Methode Electronics' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Methode Electronics is more favorable than Park Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Methode Electronics	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Park Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media favor MEI or PKE?

In the previous week, Park Aerospace had 10 more articles in the media than Methode Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Park Aerospace and 2 mentions for Methode Electronics. Park Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Methode Electronics' score of 0.30 indicating that Park Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Methode Electronics	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Park Aerospace	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, MEI or PKE?

Methode Electronics has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Park Aerospace has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MEI or PKE more profitable?

Park Aerospace has a net margin of 11.57% compared to Methode Electronics' net margin of -5.30%. Park Aerospace's return on equity of 7.96% beat Methode Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Methode Electronics	-5.30%	-5.27%	-2.82%
Park Aerospace	11.57%	7.96%	6.93%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MEI or PKE?

95.5% of Methode Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Park Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Methode Electronics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Park Aerospace shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Park Aerospace beats Methode Electronics on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.