RTX (RTX) Competitors

Elbit Systems (NASDAQ:ESLT) and RTX (NYSE:RTX) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.

Which has more volatility & risk, ESLT or RTX?

Elbit Systems has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RTX has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ESLT or RTX?

17.9% of Elbit Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of RTX shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Elbit Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of RTX shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor ESLT or RTX?

In the previous week, RTX had 65 more articles in the media than Elbit Systems. MarketBeat recorded 72 mentions for RTX and 7 mentions for Elbit Systems. Elbit Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat RTX's score of 0.63 indicating that Elbit Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Elbit Systems	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RTX	32 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ESLT or RTX?

Elbit Systems received 177 more outperform votes than RTX when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.98% of users gave Elbit Systems an outperform vote while only 58.23% of users gave RTX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Elbit Systems	Outperform Votes 322 65.98%	Underperform Votes 166 34.02%
RTX	Outperform Votes 145 58.23%	Underperform Votes 104 41.77%

Is ESLT or RTX a better dividend stock?

Elbit Systems pays an annual dividend of $1.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. RTX pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Elbit Systems pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RTX pays out 73.9% 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.

Is ESLT or RTX more profitable?

RTX has a net margin of 5.91% compared to Elbit Systems' net margin of 4.00%. RTX's return on equity of 12.45% beat Elbit Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elbit Systems	4.00%	11.34%	3.31%
RTX	5.91%	12.45%	4.75%

Do analysts recommend ESLT or RTX?

RTX has a consensus target price of $161.06, indicating a potential upside of 27.70%. Given RTX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RTX is more favorable than Elbit Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elbit Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
RTX	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ESLT or RTX?

RTX has higher revenue and earnings than Elbit Systems. RTX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Elbit Systems, 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
Elbit Systems	$6.83B	2.59	$215.13M	$7.18	55.36
RTX	$81.74B	2.06	$4.77B	$3.41	36.99

Summary

RTX beats Elbit Systems on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.