Spirit AeroSystems (SPR) Competitors

Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE:SPR) and Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking, risk and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, SPR or CW?

Spirit AeroSystems has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SPR or CW?

Spirit AeroSystems received 267 more outperform votes than Curtiss-Wright when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.11% of users gave Curtiss-Wright an outperform vote while only 62.62% of users gave Spirit AeroSystems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Spirit AeroSystems	Outperform Votes 856 62.62%	Underperform Votes 511 37.38%
Curtiss-Wright	Outperform Votes 589 66.11%	Underperform Votes 302 33.89%

Is SPR or CW 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
Spirit AeroSystems	-22.39%	N/A	-15.58%
Curtiss-Wright	12.98%	17.11%	8.70%

Which has better earnings and valuation, SPR or CW?

Curtiss-Wright has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spirit AeroSystems	$6.14B	0.72	-$616.10M	-$18.22	-2.07
Curtiss-Wright	$3.21B	4.92	$404.98M	$11.24	37.35

Does the media favor SPR or CW?

In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 22 more articles in the media than Spirit AeroSystems. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 13 mentions for Spirit AeroSystems. Spirit AeroSystems' average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Curtiss-Wright's score of 1.20 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Curtiss-Wright	26 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SPR or CW?

93.6% of Spirit AeroSystems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Spirit AeroSystems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Curtiss-Wright shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SPR or CW a better dividend stock?

Spirit AeroSystems pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Curtiss-Wright pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Spirit AeroSystems pays out -0.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Curtiss-Wright pays out 8.5% 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. Curtiss-Wright has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Curtiss-Wright is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts recommend SPR or CW?

Spirit AeroSystems presently has a consensus target price of $36.56, indicating a potential downside of 2.93%. Curtiss-Wright has a consensus target price of $377.43, indicating a potential downside of 10.10%. Given Spirit AeroSystems' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Spirit AeroSystems is more favorable than Curtiss-Wright.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spirit AeroSystems	0 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Curtiss-Wright	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

Curtiss-Wright beats Spirit AeroSystems on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.