Park Aerospace (PKE) Competitors

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PKE vs. CTS, MEI, KTCC, NEON, and MFLX

Should you buy Park Aerospace stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Park Aerospace with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Park Aerospace include CTS (CTS), Methode Electronics (MEI), Key Tronic (KTCC), Neonode (NEON), and First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF (MFLX). These companies are all part of the "electronic manufacturing services" industry.

How does Park Aerospace compare to CTS?

Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE) and CTS (NYSE:CTS) are both small-cap electronic manufacturing services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and risk.

Park Aerospace has a net margin of 13.14% compared to CTS's net margin of 12.46%. CTS's return on equity of 12.90% beat Park Aerospace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Park Aerospace	13.14%	9.28%	8.25%
CTS	12.46%	12.90%	9.13%

Park Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. CTS pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Park Aerospace pays out 116.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CTS pays out 6.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Park Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
CTS	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

77.8% of Park Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of CTS shares are held by institutional investors. 11.3% of Park Aerospace shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of CTS shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Park Aerospace has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CTS has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market.

CTS has higher revenue and earnings than Park Aerospace. CTS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Park Aerospace, 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
Park Aerospace	$66.05M	10.36	$5.88M	$0.43	79.83
CTS	$554.78M	3.16	$65.32M	$2.34	26.17

In the previous week, CTS had 2 more articles in the media than Park Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for CTS and 1 mentions for Park Aerospace. CTS's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Park Aerospace's score of 0.85 indicating that CTS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Park Aerospace	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CTS	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

CTS beats Park Aerospace on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Park Aerospace compare to Methode Electronics?

Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE) and Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI) are both small-cap electronic manufacturing services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment and dividends.

Methode Electronics has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential downside of 22.34%. Given Methode Electronics' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Methode Electronics is more favorable than Park Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Park Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Methode Electronics	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Park Aerospace has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Methode Electronics. Methode Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Park Aerospace, 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
Park Aerospace	$66.05M	10.36	$5.88M	$0.43	79.83
Methode Electronics	$978.20M	0.40	-$62.60M	-$1.82	N/A

Park Aerospace has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Methode Electronics has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Methode Electronics had 2 more articles in the media than Park Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Methode Electronics and 1 mentions for Park Aerospace. Park Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Methode Electronics' score of 0.22 indicating that Park Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Park Aerospace	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Methode Electronics	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Park Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Methode Electronics pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Park Aerospace pays out 116.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Methode Electronics pays out -11.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Methode Electronics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

77.8% of Park Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Methode Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. 11.3% of Park Aerospace shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Methode Electronics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Park Aerospace has a net margin of 13.14% compared to Methode Electronics' net margin of -6.58%. Park Aerospace's return on equity of 9.28% beat Methode Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Park Aerospace	13.14%	9.28%	8.25%
Methode Electronics	-6.58%	-8.04%	-4.24%

Summary

Park Aerospace beats Methode Electronics on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Park Aerospace compare to Key Tronic?

Key Tronic (NASDAQ:KTCC) and Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE) are both small-cap electronic manufacturing services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

40.7% of Key Tronic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Park Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of Key Tronic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Park Aerospace shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Park Aerospace has a net margin of 13.14% compared to Key Tronic's net margin of -4.40%. Park Aerospace's return on equity of 9.28% beat Key Tronic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Key Tronic	-4.40%	-7.24%	-2.48%
Park Aerospace	13.14%	9.28%	8.25%

Park Aerospace has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Key Tronic. Key Tronic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Park Aerospace, 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
Key Tronic	$467.87M	0.07	-$8.32M	-$1.60	N/A
Park Aerospace	$66.05M	10.36	$5.88M	$0.43	79.83

Key Tronic has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Park Aerospace has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Key Tronic	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Park Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, Key Tronic had 1 more articles in the media than Park Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Key Tronic and 1 mentions for Park Aerospace. Park Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Key Tronic's score of 0.41 indicating that Park Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Key Tronic	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Park Aerospace	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Park Aerospace beats Key Tronic on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Park Aerospace compare to Neonode?

Neonode (NASDAQ:NEON) and Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE) are both small-cap electronic manufacturing services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Neonode has a net margin of 411.88% compared to Park Aerospace's net margin of 13.14%. Park Aerospace's return on equity of 9.28% beat Neonode's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Neonode	411.88%	-37.98%	-32.59%
Park Aerospace	13.14%	9.28%	8.25%

11.6% of Neonode shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Park Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.9% of Neonode shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Park Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Neonode has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.Comparatively, Park Aerospace has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

Neonode has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Park Aerospace. Neonode is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Park Aerospace, 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
Neonode	$2.06M	14.09	$8.49M	-$0.32	N/A
Park Aerospace	$66.05M	10.36	$5.88M	$0.43	79.83

In the previous week, Neonode had 4 more articles in the media than Park Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Neonode and 1 mentions for Park Aerospace. Park Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Neonode's score of -0.23 indicating that Park Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Neonode	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Park Aerospace	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Neonode presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 246.82%. Given Neonode's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Neonode is more favorable than Park Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Neonode	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Park Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Park Aerospace beats Neonode on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Park Aerospace compare to First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF?

First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF (NASDAQ:MFLX) and Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE) are both small-cap electronic manufacturing services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Park Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF pays out 68.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Park Aerospace pays out 116.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Park Aerospace has a net margin of 13.14% compared to First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF's net margin of 0.00%. Park Aerospace's return on equity of 9.28% beat First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A
Park Aerospace	13.14%	9.28%	8.25%

31.0% of First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Park Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Park Aerospace shares are owned 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.

First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Park Aerospace has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

Park Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF. First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Park Aerospace, 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
First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.02	16.81
Park Aerospace	$66.05M	10.36	$5.88M	$0.43	79.83

In the previous week, First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF had 1 more articles in the media than Park Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF and 1 mentions for Park Aerospace. Park Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF's score of 0.82 indicating that Park Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF	Positive
Park Aerospace	Positive

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Park Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Park Aerospace beats First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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Metric	Park Aerospace	AEROSP/DEF EQ Industry	Aerospace Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$684.02M	$20.55B	$29.74B	$23.00B
Dividend Yield	1.49%	0.62%	0.90%	4.07%
P/E Ratio	79.83	60.39	56.58	28.39
Price / Sales	10.36	8.41	224.76	40.00
Price / Cash	67.91	37.60	28.44	25.11
Price / Book	6.38	8.55	8.02	4.76
Net Income	$5.88M	$516.51M	$907.04M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	2.69%	1.27%	2.08%	-0.76%
1 Month Performance	5.49%	-1.98%	-1.65%	1.73%
1 Year Performance	154.66%	56.09%	48.49%	25.04%

Park Aerospace Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PKE Park Aerospace	0.9458 of 5 stars	$34.33 +0.5%	N/A	+151.2%	$684.02M	$66.05M	79.83	110
CTS CTS	3.2031 of 5 stars	$58.73 -4.5%	N/A	+37.6%	$1.68B	$541.32M	25.10	3,492	Positive News
MEI Methode Electronics	1.4408 of 5 stars	$9.38 -1.9%	$8.50 -9.4%	+77.4%	$332.44M	$1.05B	N/A	6,500
KTCC Key Tronic	0.5693 of 5 stars	$3.20 -2.4%	N/A	+31.1%	$34.75M	$467.87M	N/A	3,539
NEON Neonode	1.3645 of 5 stars	$1.71 -2.3%	$6.00 +250.9%	-85.1%	$28.69M	$2.06M	N/A	50	News Coverage Earnings Report

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Do analysts recommend PKE or CTS?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PKE or CTS?

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Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PKE or CTS?

Does the media favor PKE or CTS?

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Do analysts rate KTCC or PKE?

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Does the media prefer NEON or PKE?

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