Moog (MOG.B) Competitors

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) and Moog (NYSE:MOG.B) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BWXT or MOG.B?

BWX Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Moog. Moog is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BWX Technologies, 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
BWX Technologies	$2.70B	6.32	$281.94M	$3.20	58.38
Moog	$3.61B	1.84	$207.22M	$6.59	31.87

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BWXT or MOG.B?

94.4% of BWX Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Moog shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of BWX Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Moog shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend BWXT or MOG.B?

BWX Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $160.83, suggesting a potential downside of 13.92%. Given BWX Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BWX Technologies is more favorable than Moog.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BWX Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Moog	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, BWXT or MOG.B?

BWX Technologies has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moog has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BWXT or MOG.B a better dividend stock?

BWX Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Moog pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. BWX Technologies pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Moog pays out 17.6% 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. BWX Technologies has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Moog is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer BWXT or MOG.B?

In the previous week, BWX Technologies had 16 more articles in the media than Moog. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for BWX Technologies and 1 mentions for Moog. Moog's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat BWX Technologies' score of 1.09 indicating that Moog is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BWX Technologies	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Moog	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BWXT or MOG.B more profitable?

BWX Technologies has a net margin of 10.28% compared to Moog's net margin of 5.67%. BWX Technologies' return on equity of 30.61% beat Moog's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BWX Technologies	10.28%	30.61%	10.77%
Moog	5.67%	14.20%	6.23%

Summary

BWX Technologies beats Moog on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.