Moog (MOG.B) Competitors

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

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

Moog has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BWX Technologies has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

8.1% of Moog shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of BWX Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Moog shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of BWX Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is MOG.B or BWXT a better dividend stock?

Moog pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. BWX Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Moog pays out 17.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BWX Technologies pays out 31.3% 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 increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. BWX Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer MOG.B or BWXT?

BWX Technologies has a consensus target price of $160.83, suggesting a potential downside of 4.58%. Given BWX Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BWX Technologies 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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
BWX Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Does the media refer more to MOG.B or BWXT?

In the previous week, BWX Technologies had 30 more articles in the media than Moog. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for BWX Technologies and 2 mentions for Moog. BWX Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Moog's score of 0.58 indicating that BWX Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Moog	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BWX Technologies	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MOG.B or BWXT?

BWX Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Moog	$3.61B	1.76	$207.22M	$6.59	30.45
BWX Technologies	$2.70B	5.70	$281.94M	$3.20	52.67

Is MOG.B or BWXT 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
Moog	5.67%	14.20%	6.23%
BWX Technologies	10.28%	30.61%	10.77%

Summary

BWX Technologies beats Moog on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.