Moog (MOG.A) Competitors

Moog (NYSE:MOG.A) and AAR (NYSE:AIR) are both mid-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Is MOG.A or AIR more profitable?

Moog has a net margin of 5.67% compared to AAR's net margin of 1.01%. Moog's return on equity of 14.20% beat AAR's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Moog	5.67%	14.20%	6.23%
AAR	1.01%	12.43%	5.20%

Do analysts prefer MOG.A or AIR?

AAR has a consensus price target of $86.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.00%. Given AAR's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AAR is more favorable than Moog.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Moog	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
AAR	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MOG.A or AIR?

88.0% of Moog shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of AAR shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Moog shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of AAR shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, MOG.A or AIR?

Moog has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AAR has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MOG.A or AIR?

Moog has higher revenue and earnings than AAR. Moog is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AAR, 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
Moog	$3.61B	1.78	$207.22M	$6.57	30.89
AAR	$2.78B	1.07	$12.50M	$0.78	106.01

Does the media favor MOG.A or AIR?

In the previous week, AAR had 27 more articles in the media than Moog. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for AAR and 1 mentions for Moog. AAR's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Moog's score of 0.00 indicating that AAR is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Moog	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
AAR	7 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MOG.A or AIR a better dividend stock?

Moog pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. AAR pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Moog pays out 17.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AAR pays out 38.5% 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. Moog is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Moog beats AAR on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.