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
Transdigm Group (NYSE:TDG) and Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.
Transdigm Group has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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.
In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 7 more articles in the media than Transdigm Group. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 39 mentions for Transdigm Group. Curtiss-Wright's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Transdigm Group's score of 0.69 indicating that Curtiss-Wright is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Transdigm Group presently has a consensus price target of $1,624.69, suggesting a potential upside of 15.14%. Curtiss-Wright has a consensus price target of $468.14, suggesting a potential downside of 6.72%. Given Transdigm Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Transdigm Group is more favorable than Curtiss-Wright.
Summary
Transdigm Group beats Curtiss-Wright on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:TDG) was last updated on 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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