TDG vs. CW, HEI, HEI.A, HLT, HWM, ITT, PH, RTX, BA, and HON
Should you be buying Transdigm Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Transdigm Group include Curtiss-Wright (CW), Heico (HEI), Heico (HEI.A), Hilton Worldwide (HLT), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), ITT (ITT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), RTX (RTX), Boeing (BA), and Honeywell International (HON).
Transdigm Group vs. Its Competitors
Transdigm Group (NYSE:TDG) and Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.
In the previous week, Transdigm Group had 5 more articles in the media than Curtiss-Wright. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Transdigm Group and 26 mentions for Curtiss-Wright. Transdigm Group's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Curtiss-Wright's score of 0.77 indicating that Transdigm Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Transdigm Group currently has a consensus target price of $1,579.13, suggesting a potential upside of 22.09%. Curtiss-Wright has a consensus target price of $492.86, suggesting a potential downside of 10.49%. Given Transdigm Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Transdigm Group is more favorable than Curtiss-Wright.
Transdigm Group has higher revenue and earnings than Curtiss-Wright. Transdigm Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Curtiss-Wright, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
95.8% of Transdigm Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Transdigm Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Curtiss-Wright shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Transdigm Group has a net margin of 20.98% compared to Curtiss-Wright's net margin of 13.66%. Curtiss-Wright's return on equity of 18.34% beat Transdigm Group's return on equity.
Transdigm Group has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Transdigm Group beats Curtiss-Wright on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:TDG) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
