Spirit Aerosystems (SPR) Competitors $38.63 +0.03 (+0.08%) Closing price 09/19/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$38.80 +0.16 (+0.43%) As of 09/19/2025 04:22 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, TXT, AVAV, KTOS, HXL, AIR, and ATROShould 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), Textron (TXT), AeroVironment (AVAV), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), Hexcel (HXL), AAR (AIR), and Astronics (ATRO). Spirit Aerosystems vs. Its Competitors Boeing Huntington Ingalls Industries Leidos RTX Textron AeroVironment Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Hexcel AAR Astronics Boeing (NYSE:BA) and Spirit Aerosystems (NYSE:SPR) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BA or SPR? 64.8% of Boeing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Spirit Aerosystems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Boeing shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Spirit Aerosystems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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$66.52B2.45-$11.82B-$16.51-13.06Spirit Aerosystems$6.32B0.72-$2.14B-$20.02-1.93 Does the media refer more to BA or SPR? In the previous week, Boeing had 75 more articles in the media than Spirit Aerosystems. MarketBeat recorded 79 mentions for Boeing and 4 mentions for Spirit Aerosystems. Spirit Aerosystems' average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Boeing's score of 0.68 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 40 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Spirit Aerosystems 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more risk & volatility, BA or SPR? Boeing has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spirit Aerosystems has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 analysts prefer BA or SPR? Boeing currently has a consensus target price of $230.77, suggesting a potential upside of 7.00%. Spirit Aerosystems has a consensus target price of $38.63, suggesting a potential downside of 0.01%. 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) 18 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85Spirit Aerosystems 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 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$4.53B$18.53B$28.97B$21.65BDividend YieldN/A0.74%0.93%3.51%P/E Ratio-1.93149.1886.6729.96Price / Sales0.728.087.3860.86Price / CashN/A43.8834.0124.97Price / Book-1.737.789.864.59Net Income-$2.14B$288.29M$379.65M$999.97M7 Day Performance-0.39%2.14%2.29%0.87%1 Month Performance-2.47%8.23%6.86%5.48%1 Year Performance16.71%76.77%49.50%14.38% Spirit Aerosystems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPRSpirit Aerosystems1.3359 of 5 stars$38.63+0.1%$38.630.0%+17.8%$4.53B$6.32B-1.9320,370Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBABoeing3.4311 of 5 stars$215.73-0.1%$230.77+7.0%+39.5%$163.13B$75.33B-13.07172,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.2098 of 5 stars$272.39-0.8%$264.43-2.9%+2.6%$10.69B$11.57B20.3944,000Positive NewsLDOSLeidos4.2622 of 5 stars$182.79-0.6%$183.31+0.3%+20.3%$23.45B$17.05B17.2848,000Positive NewsRTXRTX4.536 of 5 stars$158.40+1.6%$158.87+0.3%+33.1%$212.02B$80.74B34.81186,000Trending NewsTXTTextron4.6023 of 5 stars$82.24+1.2%$92.67+12.7%-5.9%$14.66B$14.06B18.6134,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAVAVAeroVironment2.9284 of 5 stars$251.04+3.3%$292.33+16.4%+55.0%$12.53B$820.63M-392.241,475Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastKTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions2.3838 of 5 stars$70.74+2.2%$57.64-18.5%+254.3%$11.94B$1.21B707.474,000Positive NewsInsider TradeHXLHexcel3.9427 of 5 stars$62.06+0.2%$65.00+4.7%+1.0%$4.94B$1.90B57.465,894Positive NewsAIRAAR3.2558 of 5 stars$74.40+0.3%$83.75+12.6%+8.3%$2.68B$2.78B225.455,600Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeATROAstronics3.5747 of 5 stars$40.00+0.3%$49.00+22.5%+101.0%$1.42B$822.85M-333.312,500 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Boeing Alternatives Huntington Ingalls Industries Alternatives Leidos Alternatives RTX Alternatives Textron Alternatives AeroVironment Alternatives Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Alternatives Hexcel Alternatives AAR Alternatives Astronics 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 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget NVDA. 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