United Technologies (UTX) Competitors

United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) and GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) are both large-cap aerospace & defense companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do analysts rate UTX or GE?

GE Aerospace has a consensus price target of $221.15, indicating a potential downside of 11.49%. Given GE Aerospace's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GE Aerospace is more favorable than United Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
GE Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in UTX or GE?

81.7% of United Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of GE Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of United Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of GE Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, UTX or GE?

GE Aerospace has lower revenue, but higher earnings than United Technologies. United Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GE Aerospace, 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
United Technologies	$77.05B	1.59	$5.54B	$8.26	17.17
GE Aerospace	$38.70B	6.88	$6.56B	$6.43	38.86

Is UTX or GE a better dividend stock?

United Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. GE Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. United Technologies pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GE Aerospace pays out 22.4% 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. GE Aerospace has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Does the media favor UTX or GE?

In the previous week, GE Aerospace had 59 more articles in the media than United Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for GE Aerospace and 0 mentions for United Technologies. GE Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat United Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that GE Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
United Technologies	Neutral
GE Aerospace	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, UTX or GE?

United Technologies has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GE Aerospace has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is UTX or GE more profitable?

GE Aerospace has a net margin of 17.63% compared to United Technologies' net margin of 7.19%. GE Aerospace's return on equity of 29.15% beat United Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United Technologies	7.19%	16.60%	5.14%
GE Aerospace	17.63%	29.15%	4.51%

Summary

GE Aerospace beats United Technologies on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.