HXL vs. MOG.B, DRS, CAE, AVAV, SPR, FTAI, KTOS, AIR, RKLB, and UP
Should you be buying Hexcel stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hexcel include Moog (MOG.B), Leonardo DRS (DRS), CAE (CAE), AeroVironment (AVAV), Spirit AeroSystems (SPR), FTAI Aviation (FTAI), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), AAR (AIR), Rocket Lab USA (RKLB), and Wheels Up Experience (UP). These companies are all part of the "aerospace" sector.
Moog (NYSE:MOG.B) and Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) are both mid-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership.
8.1% of Moog shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Hexcel shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Moog shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Hexcel shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Hexcel has a net margin of 5.52% compared to Hexcel's net margin of 5.41%. Hexcel's return on equity of 13.81% beat Moog's return on equity.
Hexcel received 451 more outperform votes than Moog when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Moog an outperform vote while only 64.67% of users gave Hexcel an outperform vote.
Hexcel has a consensus target price of $76.57, indicating a potential upside of 16.35%. Given Moog's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hexcel is more favorable than Moog.
Moog has higher revenue and earnings than Hexcel. Moog is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hexcel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Moog pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Hexcel pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Moog pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hexcel pays out 51.3% 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. Hexcel has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Hexcel is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Moog has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hexcel has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Hexcel had 19 more articles in the media than Moog. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Hexcel and 6 mentions for Moog. Moog's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Hexcel's score of 0.69 indicating that Hexcel is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Hexcel beats Moog on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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