Moog (MOG.A) Competitors

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

Is MOG.A or CW 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
Moog	5.80%	14.44%	6.36%
Curtiss-Wright	12.98%	17.11%	8.70%

Is MOG.A or CW a better dividend stock?

Moog pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Curtiss-Wright pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Moog pays out 17.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Curtiss-Wright pays out 8.0% 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 raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Does the media favor MOG.A or CW?

In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 31 more articles in the media than Moog. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 1 mentions for Moog. Curtiss-Wright's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Moog's score of 0.00 indicating that Curtiss-Wright 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)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Curtiss-Wright	20 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MOG.A or CW?

Curtiss-Wright received 349 more outperform votes than Moog when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.07% of users gave Curtiss-Wright an outperform vote while only 56.24% of users gave Moog an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Moog	Outperform Votes 239 56.24%	Underperform Votes 186 43.76%
Curtiss-Wright	Outperform Votes 588 66.07%	Underperform Votes 302 33.93%

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

Moog has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MOG.A or CW?

Moog presently has a consensus price target of $220.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.78%. Curtiss-Wright has a consensus price target of $377.43, suggesting a potential downside of 1.77%. Given Moog's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Moog is more favorable than Curtiss-Wright.

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

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

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

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

Curtiss-Wright has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Moog	$3.61B	1.59	$207.22M	$6.57	27.72
Curtiss-Wright	$3.12B	4.64	$404.98M	$10.55	36.42

Summary

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