Methode Electronics (MEI) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate PKE or MEI?

Methode Electronics has a consensus price target of $10.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.09%. Given Methode Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Methode Electronics is more favorable than Park Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Park Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Methode Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PKE or MEI?

Methode Electronics received 260 more outperform votes than Park Aerospace when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.36% of users gave Methode Electronics an outperform vote while only 60.10% of users gave Park Aerospace an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Park Aerospace	Outperform Votes 232 60.10%	Underperform Votes 154 39.90%
Methode Electronics	Outperform Votes 492 62.36%	Underperform Votes 297 37.64%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PKE or MEI?

77.8% of Park Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Methode Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Park Aerospace shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Methode Electronics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PKE or MEI?

Park Aerospace has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Park Aerospace	$62.03M	4.53	$7.47M	$0.29	48.63
Methode Electronics	$1.07B	0.30	-$123.30M	-$2.61	-3.47

Which has more volatility and risk, PKE or MEI?

Park Aerospace has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Methode Electronics has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PKE or MEI?

In the previous week, Park Aerospace had 5 more articles in the media than Methode Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Park Aerospace and 1 mentions for Methode Electronics. Park Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Methode Electronics' score of 0.25 indicating that Park Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Park Aerospace	Positive
Methode Electronics	Neutral

Is PKE or MEI a better dividend stock?

Park Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Methode Electronics pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Park Aerospace pays out 172.4% 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 pays out -21.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Methode Electronics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is PKE or MEI more profitable?

Park Aerospace has a net margin of 11.90% compared to Methode Electronics' net margin of -8.16%. Park Aerospace's return on equity of 7.02% beat Methode Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Park Aerospace	11.90%	7.02%	6.07%
Methode Electronics	-8.16%	-3.26%	-1.78%

Summary

Park Aerospace and Methode Electronics tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.