Textron (TXT) Competitors

Textron (NYSE:TXT) and Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Is TXT or AMP more profitable?

Ameriprise Financial has a net margin of 18.30% compared to Textron's net margin of 5.80%. Ameriprise Financial's return on equity of 65.90% beat Textron's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Textron	5.80%	14.26%	6.12%
Ameriprise Financial	18.30%	65.90%	2.02%

Is TXT or AMP a better dividend stock?

Textron pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Ameriprise Financial pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Textron pays out 1.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameriprise Financial pays out 19.9% 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. Ameriprise Financial has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Ameriprise Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TXT or AMP?

Ameriprise Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Textron. Ameriprise Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Textron, 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
Textron	$13.70B	1.06	$824M	$4.42	18.42
Ameriprise Financial	$17.26B	2.82	$3.40B	$32.14	16.05

Which has more volatility and risk, TXT or AMP?

Textron has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer TXT or AMP?

In the previous week, Ameriprise Financial had 20 more articles in the media than Textron. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Ameriprise Financial and 24 mentions for Textron. Ameriprise Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Textron's score of 1.04 indicating that Ameriprise Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Textron	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ameriprise Financial	37 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TXT or AMP?

86.0% of Textron shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Ameriprise Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Textron shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Ameriprise Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend TXT or AMP?

Textron currently has a consensus target price of $92.67, indicating a potential upside of 13.80%. Ameriprise Financial has a consensus target price of $534.71, indicating a potential upside of 3.66%. Given Textron's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Textron is more favorable than Ameriprise Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Textron	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Ameriprise Financial	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Summary

Ameriprise Financial beats Textron on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.