KAMN vs. RKLB, KTOS, EVEX, ACHR, TGI, EH, UP, DCO, LUNR, and ATRO
Should you be buying Kaman stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kaman include Rocket Lab USA (RKLB), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), EVE (EVEX), Archer Aviation (ACHR), Triumph Group (TGI), EHang (EH), Wheels Up Experience (UP), Ducommun (DCO), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), and Astronics (ATRO). These companies are all part of the "aerospace" sector.
Kaman (NYSE:KAMN) and Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ:RKLB) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.
Kaman received 246 more outperform votes than Rocket Lab USA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.01% of users gave Kaman an outperform vote while only 44.00% of users gave Rocket Lab USA an outperform vote.
Kaman has a net margin of 1.12% compared to Rocket Lab USA's net margin of -74.64%. Kaman's return on equity of 2.14% beat Rocket Lab USA's return on equity.
Kaman has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rocket Lab USA has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Rocket Lab USA has a consensus price target of $7.46, suggesting a potential upside of 93.88%. Given Rocket Lab USA's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rocket Lab USA is more favorable than Kaman.
Kaman has higher revenue and earnings than Rocket Lab USA. Rocket Lab USA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kaman, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Rocket Lab USA had 2 more articles in the media than Kaman. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Rocket Lab USA and 3 mentions for Kaman. Rocket Lab USA's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Kaman's score of 0.00 indicating that Rocket Lab USA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
85.7% of Kaman shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.8% of Rocket Lab USA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Kaman shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Rocket Lab USA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Kaman beats Rocket Lab USA on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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