TransDigm Group (TDG) Competitors

TransDigm Group (NYSE:TDG) and GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TDG or GE?

GE Aerospace received 1319 more outperform votes than TransDigm Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.43% of users gave GE Aerospace an outperform vote while only 68.30% of users gave TransDigm Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TransDigm Group	Outperform Votes 821 68.30%	Underperform Votes 381 31.70%
GE Aerospace	Outperform Votes 2140 75.43%	Underperform Votes 697 24.57%

Is TDG or GE more profitable?

TransDigm Group has a net margin of 20.76% compared to GE Aerospace's net margin of 14.31%. GE Aerospace's return on equity of 22.19% beat TransDigm Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TransDigm Group	20.76%	-42.87%	8.56%
GE Aerospace	14.31%	22.19%	3.66%

Does the media prefer TDG or GE?

In the previous week, GE Aerospace had 34 more articles in the media than TransDigm Group. MarketBeat recorded 69 mentions for GE Aerospace and 35 mentions for TransDigm Group. TransDigm Group's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat GE Aerospace's score of 1.08 indicating that TransDigm Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TransDigm Group	25 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GE Aerospace	45 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, TDG or GE?

TransDigm Group has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GE Aerospace has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, TDG or GE?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TransDigm Group	$8.39B	9.57	$1.71B	$29.62	48.24
GE Aerospace	$39.68B	6.31	$6.56B	$6.43	36.54

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TDG or GE?

95.8% of TransDigm Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of GE Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of TransDigm Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of GE Aerospace shares are held by company 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.

Do analysts rate TDG or GE?

TransDigm Group presently has a consensus price target of $1,490.20, indicating a potential upside of 4.28%. GE Aerospace has a consensus price target of $216.92, indicating a potential downside of 7.66%. Given TransDigm Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe TransDigm Group is more favorable than GE Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TransDigm Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
GE Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Summary

TransDigm Group and GE Aerospace tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.