Spirit Aerosystems (SPR) Competitors $40.88 +1.05 (+2.64%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$40.90 +0.02 (+0.06%) As of 06:46 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SPR vs. BA, HII, LDOS, RTX, CW, TXT, AVAV, KTOS, HXL, and AIRShould you be buying Spirit Aerosystems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spirit Aerosystems include Boeing (BA), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Leidos (LDOS), RTX (RTX), Curtiss-Wright (CW), Textron (TXT), AeroVironment (AVAV), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), Hexcel (HXL), and AAR (AIR). Spirit Aerosystems vs. Its Competitors Boeing Huntington Ingalls Industries Leidos RTX Curtiss-Wright Textron AeroVironment Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Hexcel AAR Boeing (NYSE:BA) and Spirit Aerosystems (NYSE:SPR) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, BA or SPR? Boeing has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spirit Aerosystems has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate BA or SPR? Boeing presently has a consensus price target of $228.90, suggesting a potential downside of 0.38%. Spirit Aerosystems has a consensus price target of $38.63, suggesting a potential downside of 5.52%. Given Boeing's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Boeing is more favorable than Spirit Aerosystems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Boeing 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.84Spirit Aerosystems 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has higher earnings and valuation, BA or SPR? Spirit Aerosystems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boeing. Boeing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirit Aerosystems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBoeing$75.33B2.31-$11.82B-$16.51-13.92Spirit Aerosystems$6.32B0.76-$2.14B-$20.02-2.04 Does the media refer more to BA or SPR? In the previous week, Boeing had 79 more articles in the media than Spirit Aerosystems. MarketBeat recorded 86 mentions for Boeing and 7 mentions for Spirit Aerosystems. Spirit Aerosystems' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Boeing's score of 0.99 indicating that Spirit Aerosystems is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Boeing 43 Very Positive mention(s) 14 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Spirit Aerosystems 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BA or SPR more profitable? Boeing has a net margin of -14.18% compared to Spirit Aerosystems' net margin of -37.46%. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Boeing-14.18% N/A -7.78% Spirit Aerosystems -37.46%N/A -26.28% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BA or SPR? 64.8% of Boeing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Spirit Aerosystems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Boeing shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Spirit Aerosystems shares are held 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. SummaryBoeing beats Spirit Aerosystems on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Spirit Aerosystems News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SPR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SPR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SPR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSpirit AerosystemsAEROSP/DEF EQ IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.80B$16.88B$26.87B$21.17BDividend YieldN/A0.79%0.97%3.59%P/E Ratio-2.04129.9978.0329.15Price / Sales0.767.326.9254.92Price / CashN/A40.0431.9123.84Price / Book-1.276.638.365.45Net Income-$2.14B$268.43M$370.06M$992.10M7 Day Performance-0.66%0.91%0.90%2.62%1 Month Performance0.50%1.65%-0.42%2.51%1 Year Performance17.34%69.82%45.13%12.94% Spirit Aerosystems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPRSpirit Aerosystems1.819 of 5 stars$40.88+2.6%$38.63-5.5%+14.2%$4.80B$6.32B-2.0420,370Positive NewsBABoeing3.4011 of 5 stars$226.01-1.4%$228.90+1.3%+29.3%$170.90B$66.52B-13.69172,000Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.4586 of 5 stars$266.74+0.8%$258.88-2.9%-1.9%$10.47B$11.57B19.9744,000News CoverageAnalyst RevisionLDOSLeidos4.5913 of 5 stars$177.23+0.4%$179.46+1.3%+19.4%$22.74B$17.05B16.7548,000Positive NewsRTXRTX4.2577 of 5 stars$154.840.0%$158.67+2.5%+33.3%$207.25B$80.74B34.03186,000Short Interest ↑CWCurtiss-Wright3.2616 of 5 stars$489.59+3.6%$468.14-4.4%+60.7%$18.45B$3.12B41.328,800Insider TradeShort Interest ↑TXTTextron4.7411 of 5 stars$77.58+0.7%$92.67+19.4%-10.4%$13.83B$14.06B17.5534,000Positive NewsAVAVAeroVironment3.8421 of 5 stars$244.44-1.2%$283.55+16.0%+24.9%$12.06B$820.63M157.701,475Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionKTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions2.7686 of 5 stars$65.41+2.4%$55.92-14.5%+209.2%$10.04B$1.16B654.174,000Positive NewsInsider TradeHXLHexcel3.2851 of 5 stars$60.20-0.2%$63.33+5.2%-2.1%$4.79B$1.90B55.745,894Positive NewsAIRAAR3.8289 of 5 stars$75.46+0.9%$83.75+11.0%+13.4%$2.71B$2.78B228.675,600News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Boeing Alternatives Huntington Ingalls Industries Alternatives Leidos Alternatives RTX Alternatives Curtiss-Wright Alternatives Textron Alternatives AeroVironment Alternatives Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Alternatives Hexcel Alternatives AAR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SPR) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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