Moog (MOG.A) Competitors

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) and Moog (NYSE:MOG.A) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer CW or MOG.A?

In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 27 more articles in the media than Moog. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 0 mentions for Moog. Curtiss-Wright's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Moog's score of 0.00 indicating that Curtiss-Wright is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Curtiss-Wright	Positive
Moog	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CW or MOG.A?

82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Moog shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Curtiss-Wright shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Moog shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CW or MOG.A more profitable?

Curtiss-Wright has a net margin of 12.98% compared to Moog's net margin of 5.80%. Curtiss-Wright's return on equity of 17.11% beat Moog's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Curtiss-Wright	12.98%	17.11%	8.70%
Moog	5.80%	14.44%	6.36%

Which has more volatility & risk, CW or MOG.A?

Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moog has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CW or MOG.A?

Curtiss-Wright currently has a consensus price target of $418.00, suggesting a potential downside of 11.71%. Moog has a consensus price target of $220.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.50%. Given Moog's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Moog is more favorable than Curtiss-Wright.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Curtiss-Wright	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Moog	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Is CW or MOG.A a better dividend stock?

Curtiss-Wright pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Moog pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Curtiss-Wright pays out 8.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Moog pays out 17.7% 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. Curtiss-Wright has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CW or MOG.A?

Curtiss-Wright received 353 more outperform votes than Moog when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.22% of users gave Curtiss-Wright an outperform vote while only 56.24% of users gave Moog an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Curtiss-Wright	Outperform Votes 592 66.22%	Underperform Votes 302 33.78%
Moog	Outperform Votes 239 56.24%	Underperform Votes 186 43.76%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CW or MOG.A?

Curtiss-Wright has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Moog. Moog is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Curtiss-Wright, 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
Curtiss-Wright	$3.21B	5.55	$404.98M	$11.24	42.12
Moog	$3.61B	1.58	$207.22M	$6.57	27.56

Summary

Curtiss-Wright beats Moog on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.