Triumph Group (TGI) Competitors

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) and Triumph Group (NYSE:TGI) are both mid-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Is KTOS or TGI more profitable?

Triumph Group has a net margin of 45.08% compared to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' net margin of 1.31%. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' return on equity of 3.68% beat Triumph Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	1.31%	3.68%	2.48%
Triumph Group	45.08%	-55.18%	3.57%

Do analysts prefer KTOS or TGI?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $36.75, suggesting a potential downside of 9.03%. Triumph Group has a consensus price target of $20.63, suggesting a potential downside of 20.29%. Given Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is more favorable than Triumph Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Triumph Group	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.90

Does the media refer more to KTOS or TGI?

In the previous week, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had 7 more articles in the media than Triumph Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and 6 mentions for Triumph Group. Triumph Group's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' score of 0.87 indicating that Triumph Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Triumph Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, KTOS or TGI?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Triumph Group has a beta of 2.31, meaning that its share price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KTOS or TGI?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions received 61 more outperform votes than Triumph Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.50% of users gave Kratos Defense & Security Solutions an outperform vote while only 59.38% of users gave Triumph Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	Outperform Votes 669 66.50%	Underperform Votes 337 33.50%
Triumph Group	Outperform Votes 608 59.38%	Underperform Votes 416 40.63%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KTOS or TGI?

75.9% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Triumph Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Triumph Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, KTOS or TGI?

Triumph Group has higher revenue and earnings than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Triumph Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, 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
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	$1.16B	5.34	-$8.90M	$0.13	310.77
Triumph Group	$1.26B	1.59	$512.38M	$0.52	49.76

Summary

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions beats Triumph Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.