TDG vs. CW, GE, HEI, HEI.A, HLT, HWM, HXL, ITT, PH, and RTX
Should you be buying Transdigm Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Transdigm Group include Curtiss-Wright (CW), GE Aerospace (GE), Heico (HEI), Heico (HEI.A), Hilton Worldwide (HLT), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), Hexcel (HXL), ITT (ITT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), and RTX (RTX).
Transdigm Group vs. Its Competitors
Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) and Transdigm Group (NYSE:TDG) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Transdigm Group has higher revenue and earnings than Curtiss-Wright. Curtiss-Wright is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transdigm Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Curtiss-Wright presently has a consensus price target of $467.14, suggesting a potential downside of 1.64%. Transdigm Group has a consensus price target of $1,606.47, suggesting a potential upside of 2.08%. Given Transdigm Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Transdigm Group is more favorable than Curtiss-Wright.
Transdigm Group has a net margin of 21.09% compared to Curtiss-Wright's net margin of 13.38%. Curtiss-Wright's return on equity of 18.02% beat Transdigm Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, Transdigm Group had 22 more articles in the media than Curtiss-Wright. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Transdigm Group and 10 mentions for Curtiss-Wright. Curtiss-Wright's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Transdigm Group's score of 0.93 indicating that Curtiss-Wright is being referred to more favorably in the media.
82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of Transdigm Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Curtiss-Wright shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Transdigm Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transdigm Group has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Transdigm Group beats Curtiss-Wright on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:TDG) was last updated on 7/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff