Spirit AeroSystems (SPR) Competitors $36.01 +0.02 (+0.06%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SPR vs. CW, TXT, HII, KTOS, AVAV, HXL, TGI, AIR, ATRO, and NPKShould you be buying Spirit AeroSystems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spirit AeroSystems include Curtiss-Wright (CW), Textron (TXT), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), AeroVironment (AVAV), Hexcel (HXL), Triumph Group (TGI), AAR (AIR), Astronics (ATRO), and National Presto Industries (NPK). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry. Spirit AeroSystems vs. Curtiss-Wright Textron Huntington Ingalls Industries Kratos Defense & Security Solutions AeroVironment Hexcel Triumph Group AAR Astronics National Presto Industries Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) and Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE:SPR) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking. Is CW or SPR more profitable? Curtiss-Wright has a net margin of 12.98% compared to Spirit AeroSystems' net margin of -22.39%. Curtiss-Wright's return on equity of 17.11% beat Spirit AeroSystems' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Curtiss-Wright12.98% 17.11% 8.70% Spirit AeroSystems -22.39%N/A -15.58% Does the MarketBeat Community favor CW or SPR? Spirit AeroSystems received 268 more outperform votes than Curtiss-Wright when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.07% of users gave Curtiss-Wright an outperform vote while only 62.62% of users gave Spirit AeroSystems an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCurtiss-WrightOutperform Votes58866.07% Underperform Votes30233.93% Spirit AeroSystemsOutperform Votes85662.62% Underperform Votes51137.38% Does the media favor CW or SPR? In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 6 more articles in the media than Spirit AeroSystems. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 16 mentions for Spirit AeroSystems. Curtiss-Wright's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Spirit AeroSystems' score of 0.90 indicating that Curtiss-Wright is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Curtiss-Wright 18 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Spirit AeroSystems 7 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate CW or SPR? Curtiss-Wright presently has a consensus target price of $377.43, indicating a potential upside of 10.88%. Spirit AeroSystems has a consensus target price of $36.56, indicating a potential upside of 2.00%. Given Curtiss-Wright's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Curtiss-Wright is more favorable than Spirit AeroSystems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Curtiss-Wright 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Spirit AeroSystems 0 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CW or SPR? Curtiss-Wright has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Spirit AeroSystems. Spirit AeroSystems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Curtiss-Wright, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCurtiss-Wright$3.12B4.11$404.98M$10.5532.27Spirit AeroSystems$6.32B0.66-$616.10M-$18.32-1.96 Which has more risk & volatility, CW or SPR? Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spirit AeroSystems has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CW or SPR? 82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Spirit AeroSystems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Spirit AeroSystems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is CW or SPR a better dividend stock? Curtiss-Wright pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Spirit AeroSystems pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Curtiss-Wright pays out 8.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spirit AeroSystems pays out -0.2% 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. SummaryCurtiss-Wright beats Spirit AeroSystems on 14 of the 21 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 AeroSystemsAircraft parts & equipment IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.19B$9.40B$19.92B$18.85BDividend YieldN/A2.15%1.29%4.04%P/E Ratio-2.8964.0949.8532.55Price / Sales0.664.225.5127.74Price / CashN/A24.1029.7617.53Price / Book-8.395.825.364.45Net Income-$616.10M$119.77M$324.21M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.78%7.76%5.05%1.84%1 Month Performance3.33%2.35%2.43%-3.25%1 Year Performance12.07%18.57%24.16%5.03% Spirit AeroSystems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPRSpirit AeroSystems1.2284 of 5 stars$36.01+0.1%$36.56+1.5%+10.4%$4.21B$6.32B-2.9018,200Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Gap UpCWCurtiss-Wright3.0401 of 5 stars$315.17-1.0%$377.43+19.8%+32.4%$11.87B$3.12B29.878,100Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsTXTTextron3.8969 of 5 stars$64.32-2.6%$89.30+38.8%-18.9%$11.68B$13.70B14.9234,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.1106 of 5 stars$217.27-1.0%$231.11+6.4%-17.3%$8.52B$11.54B15.5643,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsKTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions2.4982 of 5 stars$31.71-4.2%$33.33+5.1%+84.5%$4.85B$1.14B317.133,600Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsAVAVAeroVironment3.095 of 5 stars$143.65-2.7%$202.00+40.6%-3.8%$4.05B$742.56M82.561,210Positive NewsHXLHexcel4.728 of 5 stars$50.02-4.0%$67.40+34.7%-23.9%$4.02B$1.90B31.465,330Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓TGITriumph Group3.916 of 5 stars$24.73+0.1%$20.63-16.6%+81.7%$1.91B$1.24B3.436,040Short Interest ↑Positive NewsAIRAAR3.7631 of 5 stars$51.02-3.4%$80.20+57.2%-22.1%$1.84B$2.68B182.224,500Short Interest ↓ATROAstronics1.8892 of 5 stars$20.32-6.6%$21.00+3.3%+35.9%$716.67M$795.43M-106.942,100Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsNPKNational Presto Industries2.5159 of 5 stars$81.68-1.9%N/A+4.0%$583.52M$388.23M17.20900Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Curtiss-Wright Alternatives Textron Alternatives Huntington Ingalls Industries Alternatives Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Alternatives AeroVironment Alternatives Hexcel Alternatives Triumph Group Alternatives AAR Alternatives Astronics Alternatives National Presto Industries 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 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners"I'm risking my reputation on this"I've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMusk’s AI Masterplan – Our #1 AI Stock to Buy NowDid Elon Musk just set the stage for the next AI stock explosion? 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