CPI Aerostructures (CVU) Competitors

CPI Aerostructures (NYSE:CVU) and New Horizon Aircraft (NASDAQ:HOVR) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor CVU or HOVR?

In the previous week, New Horizon Aircraft had 5 more articles in the media than CPI Aerostructures. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for New Horizon Aircraft and 1 mentions for CPI Aerostructures. New Horizon Aircraft's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat CPI Aerostructures' score of 0.00 indicating that New Horizon Aircraft is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CPI Aerostructures	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
New Horizon Aircraft	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CVU or HOVR more profitable?

CPI Aerostructures has a net margin of 20.63% compared to New Horizon Aircraft's net margin of 0.00%. CPI Aerostructures' return on equity of 13.98% beat New Horizon Aircraft's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CPI Aerostructures	20.63%	13.98%	4.61%
New Horizon Aircraft	N/A	-104.57%	185.73%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CVU or HOVR?

26.0% of CPI Aerostructures shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.0% of New Horizon Aircraft shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of CPI Aerostructures shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of New Horizon Aircraft shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate CVU or HOVR?

New Horizon Aircraft has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.94%. Given New Horizon Aircraft's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe New Horizon Aircraft is more favorable than CPI Aerostructures.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CPI Aerostructures	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
New Horizon Aircraft	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CVU or HOVR?

CPI Aerostructures has higher revenue and earnings than New Horizon Aircraft.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CPI Aerostructures	$77.40M	0.57	$17.20M	$0.15	22.80
New Horizon Aircraft	N/A	N/A	-$8.16M	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, CVU or HOVR?

CPI Aerostructures has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Horizon Aircraft has a beta of 2.18, meaning that its stock price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

New Horizon Aircraft beats CPI Aerostructures on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.