Moog (MOG.A) Competitors

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

Is AIR or MOG.A a better dividend stock?

AAR pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Moog pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. AAR pays out 90.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Moog pays out 17.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Moog is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

90.7% of AAR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Moog shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of AAR shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Moog shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

AAR has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moog has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor AIR or MOG.A?

In the previous week, AAR had 7 more articles in the media than Moog. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for AAR and 0 mentions for Moog. AAR's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Moog's score of 0.00 indicating that AAR is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AAR	Positive
Moog	Neutral

Is AIR or MOG.A more profitable?

Moog has a net margin of 5.67% compared to AAR's net margin of 0.45%. Moog's return on equity of 14.20% beat AAR's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AAR	0.45%	11.66%	4.92%
Moog	5.67%	14.20%	6.23%

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

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
AAR	$2.78B	0.98	$12.50M	$0.33	229.49
Moog	$3.61B	1.73	$207.22M	$6.57	30.05

Do analysts recommend AIR or MOG.A?

AAR currently has a consensus target price of $83.75, indicating a potential upside of 10.59%. Moog has a consensus target price of $220.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.44%. Given Moog's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Moog is more favorable than AAR.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AAR	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Moog	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Summary

Moog beats AAR on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.