Spirit Aerosystems (SPR) Competitors $39.02 -0.38 (-0.96%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$38.85 -0.17 (-0.44%) As of 08/1/2025 07:28 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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Boeing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is SPR or BA more profitable? Boeing has a net margin of -14.18% compared to Spirit Aerosystems' net margin of -34.81%. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Spirit Aerosystems-34.81% N/A -24.58% Boeing -14.18%N/A -7.78% Do analysts rate SPR or BA? Spirit Aerosystems presently has a consensus price target of $38.63, suggesting a potential downside of 1.01%. Boeing has a consensus price target of $228.90, suggesting a potential upside of 3.14%. Given Boeing's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 17 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.84 Does the media prefer SPR or BA? In the previous week, Boeing had 162 more articles in the media than Spirit Aerosystems. MarketBeat recorded 169 mentions for Boeing and 7 mentions for Spirit Aerosystems. Spirit Aerosystems' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Boeing's score of 0.50 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Boeing 67 Very Positive mention(s) 18 Positive mention(s) 34 Neutral mention(s) 20 Negative mention(s) 17 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, SPR or BA? Spirit Aerosystems has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boeing has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher 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$6.32B0.72-$2.14B-$18.22-2.14Boeing$66.52B2.52-$11.82B-$16.51-13.44 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$4.62B$17.64B$27.47B$20.68BDividend YieldN/A0.76%0.97%3.67%P/E Ratio-2.14128.5373.5029.07Price / Sales0.727.086.5966.27Price / CashN/A47.0936.1022.84Price / Book-1.757.408.844.43Net Income-$2.14B$265.73M$368.78M$994.22M7 Day Performance-4.68%-1.74%-3.25%-3.35%1 Month Performance1.47%3.45%2.29%-2.06%1 Year Performance13.79%83.16%54.47%10.15% Spirit Aerosystems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPRSpirit Aerosystems1.4123 of 5 stars$39.02-1.0%$38.63-1.0%+10.6%$4.62B$6.32B-2.1420,370Upcoming EarningsBABoeing3.0127 of 5 stars$229.20-0.1%$221.55-3.3%+24.5%$172.82B$66.52B-12.79172,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.3366 of 5 stars$252.96-0.6%$251.38-0.6%+0.8%$9.93B$11.46B18.2344,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeLDOSLeidos4.8399 of 5 stars$160.76-1.1%$175.15+9.0%+10.0%$20.69B$16.93B16.1748,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionRTXRTX4.4657 of 5 stars$151.80+0.2%$164.28+8.2%+34.4%$202.79B$80.74B44.52186,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCWCurtiss-Wright4.0325 of 5 stars$481.28-1.4%$467.14-2.9%+69.8%$18.12B$3.12B42.828,800News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionTXTTextron4.4009 of 5 stars$84.65-0.4%$89.33+5.5%-14.7%$15.28B$13.70B19.2034,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↑AVAVAeroVironment3.0754 of 5 stars$272.18-0.7%$268.00-1.5%+49.2%$13.43B$820.63M175.601,475Gap DownKTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions3.5491 of 5 stars$58.78-0.6%$47.58-19.0%+157.4%$9.02B$1.14B452.194,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsInsider TradeGap DownHigh Trading VolumeHXLHexcel2.6036 of 5 stars$60.12-0.6%$59.22-1.5%-7.6%$4.83B$1.90B39.815,894Analyst ForecastAIRAAR3.0232 of 5 stars$80.55-3.7%$83.75+4.0%+15.5%$2.91B$2.78B244.085,700 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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