Spirit Aerosystems (SPR) Competitors $39.36 -1.22 (-3.00%) Closing price 09/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$39.74 +0.37 (+0.95%) As of 09/11/2025 07:41 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 Spirit Aerosystems (NYSE:SPR) and Boeing (NYSE:BA) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability. Do analysts rate SPR or BA? Spirit Aerosystems presently has a consensus target price of $38.63, suggesting a potential downside of 1.87%. Boeing has a consensus target price of $230.77, suggesting a potential upside of 4.77%. Given Boeing's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Boeing is more favorable than Spirit Aerosystems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Spirit Aerosystems 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Boeing 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SPR or BA? Spirit Aerosystems has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioSpirit Aerosystems$6.32B0.73-$2.14B-$20.02-1.97Boeing$66.52B2.50-$11.82B-$16.51-13.34 Which has more volatility and risk, SPR or BA? Spirit Aerosystems has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boeing has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor SPR or BA? In the previous week, Boeing had 61 more articles in the media than Spirit Aerosystems. MarketBeat recorded 73 mentions for Boeing and 12 mentions for Spirit Aerosystems. Spirit Aerosystems' average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Boeing's score of 0.82 indicating that Spirit Aerosystems is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Spirit Aerosystems 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Boeing 40 Very Positive mention(s) 12 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SPR or BA 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 Spirit Aerosystems-37.46% N/A -26.28% Boeing -14.18%N/A -7.78% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SPR or BA? 93.6% of Spirit Aerosystems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.8% of Boeing shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Spirit Aerosystems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Boeing shares are held by company 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. 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. 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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$4.76B$18.03B$28.38B$21.47BDividend YieldN/A0.76%0.94%3.51%P/E Ratio-1.97133.5980.5029.94Price / Sales0.737.837.2850.57Price / CashN/A42.0232.6924.51Price / Book-1.767.649.564.60Net Income-$2.14B$288.29M$379.65M$999.91M7 Day Performance-3.48%3.24%2.47%1.28%1 Month Performance-2.90%3.63%2.23%5.31%1 Year Performance16.80%76.17%47.32%16.45% Spirit Aerosystems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPRSpirit Aerosystems1.3562 of 5 stars$39.36-3.0%$38.63-1.9%+16.8%$4.76B$6.32B-1.9720,370Positive NewsBABoeing3.1198 of 5 stars$234.89-0.5%$228.90-2.5%+36.6%$177.61B$66.52B-14.23172,000Trending NewsHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.2078 of 5 stars$270.50-1.7%$267.00-1.3%+7.1%$10.61B$11.54B20.2544,000Positive NewsLDOSLeidos4.1741 of 5 stars$180.88-0.3%$179.46-0.8%+21.7%$23.21B$16.66B17.1048,000Positive NewsRTXRTX4.5838 of 5 stars$158.66-1.2%$158.67+0.0%+32.3%$212.38B$83.60B34.87186,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCWCurtiss-Wright4.1354 of 5 stars$477.59-1.7%$468.14-2.0%+70.1%$18.00B$3.12B40.308,800Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionTXTTextron4.6172 of 5 stars$80.07-0.5%$92.67+15.7%-4.8%$14.27B$13.70B18.1234,000Positive NewsAVAVAeroVironment3.7667 of 5 stars$241.35-3.0%$292.33+21.1%+31.4%$12.05B$820.63M155.711,475Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownKTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions2.4217 of 5 stars$65.84-3.9%$57.64-12.5%+214.3%$11.11B$1.14B658.474,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHXLHexcel4.0193 of 5 stars$63.21-1.2%$63.33+0.2%+2.6%$5.03B$1.88B58.535,894Positive NewsAIRAAR3.1232 of 5 stars$75.50-0.4%$83.75+10.9%+16.8%$2.71B$2.78B228.784,500 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 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink you missed gold’s boom? 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