Triumph Group (TGI) Competitors

Triumph Group (NYSE:TGI) and Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) are both mid-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Is TGI or HXL more profitable?

Hexcel has a net margin of 4.69% compared to Triumph Group's net margin of 3.24%. Hexcel's return on equity of 9.76% beat Triumph Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Triumph Group	3.24%	-74.53%	4.53%
Hexcel	4.69%	9.76%	5.40%

Does the media refer more to TGI or HXL?

In the previous week, Hexcel had 4 more articles in the media than Triumph Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hexcel and 1 mentions for Triumph Group. Hexcel's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Triumph Group's score of 0.97 indicating that Hexcel is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Triumph Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hexcel	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend TGI or HXL?

Triumph Group presently has a consensus price target of $20.63, suggesting a potential downside of 20.69%. Hexcel has a consensus price target of $63.33, suggesting a potential upside of 3.98%. Given Hexcel's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hexcel is more favorable than Triumph Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Triumph Group	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.90
Hexcel	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TGI or HXL?

Hexcel has higher revenue and earnings than Triumph Group. Triumph Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hexcel, 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
Triumph Group	$1.26B	1.60	$40.87M	$0.52	50.01
Hexcel	$1.90B	2.55	$132.10M	$1.08	56.40

Is TGI or HXL a better dividend stock?

Triumph Group pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Hexcel pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Triumph Group pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hexcel pays out 63.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Hexcel has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Hexcel is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TGI or HXL?

94.5% of Triumph Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Hexcel shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Triumph Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Hexcel 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, TGI or HXL?

Triumph Group has a beta of 2.26, meaning that its share price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hexcel has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hexcel beats Triumph Group on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.