United Technologies (UTX) Competitors

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

Is GE or UTX 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
GE Aerospace	17.63%	29.15%	4.51%
United Technologies	7.19%	16.60%	5.14%

Do analysts prefer GE or UTX?

GE Aerospace presently has a consensus price target of $223.75, indicating a potential downside of 12.42%. Given GE Aerospace's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe GE Aerospace is more favorable than United Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GE Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
United Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GE or UTX?

74.8% of GE Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of United Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of GE Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of United Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GE or UTX?

GE Aerospace has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
GE Aerospace	$38.70B	7.04	$6.56B	$6.43	39.73
United Technologies	$77.05B	1.65	$5.54B	$8.26	17.78

Does the media favor GE or UTX?

In the previous week, GE Aerospace had 66 more articles in the media than United Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 66 mentions for GE Aerospace and 0 mentions for United Technologies. GE Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat United Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that GE Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
GE Aerospace	Positive
United Technologies	Neutral

Is GE or UTX a better dividend stock?

GE Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. United Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. GE Aerospace pays out 22.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Technologies pays out 35.6% 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, GE or UTX?

GE Aerospace has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Technologies has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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