TDG vs. GE, BA, HON, LMT, GD, NOC, HEI, TDY, CW, and TXT
Should you be buying Transdigm Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Transdigm Group include GE Aerospace (GE), Boeing (BA), Honeywell International (HON), Lockheed Martin (LMT), General Dynamics (GD), Northrop Grumman (NOC), Heico (HEI), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Curtiss-Wright (CW), and Textron (TXT). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry.
Transdigm Group vs. Its Competitors
Transdigm Group (NYSE:TDG) and GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.
GE Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than Transdigm Group. GE Aerospace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transdigm Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Transdigm Group has a net margin of 21.09% compared to GE Aerospace's net margin of 17.63%. GE Aerospace's return on equity of 29.15% beat Transdigm Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, GE Aerospace had 51 more articles in the media than Transdigm Group. MarketBeat recorded 80 mentions for GE Aerospace and 29 mentions for Transdigm Group. GE Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Transdigm Group's score of 1.11 indicating that GE Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Transdigm Group currently has a consensus price target of $1,532.47, suggesting a potential upside of 0.63%. GE Aerospace has a consensus price target of $223.75, suggesting a potential downside of 13.05%. Given Transdigm Group's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Transdigm Group is more favorable than GE Aerospace.
95.8% of Transdigm Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of GE Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Transdigm Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of GE Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Transdigm Group has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GE Aerospace has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Transdigm Group beats GE Aerospace on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:TDG) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff