Moog (MOG.A) Competitors

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) and Moog (NYSE:MOG.A) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CW or MOG.A?

82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Moog shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Curtiss-Wright shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Moog shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CW or MOG.A more profitable?

Curtiss-Wright has a net margin of 12.78% compared to Curtiss-Wright's net margin of 5.41%. Moog's return on equity of 16.79% beat Curtiss-Wright's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Curtiss-Wright	12.78%	16.79%	8.38%
Moog	5.41%	13.81%	5.90%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CW or MOG.A?

Curtiss-Wright received 339 more outperform votes than Moog when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.90% of users gave Curtiss-Wright an outperform vote while only 55.40% of users gave Moog an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Curtiss-Wright	Outperform Votes 570 65.90%	Underperform Votes 295 34.10%
Moog	Outperform Votes 231 55.40%	Underperform Votes 186 44.60%

Does the media favor CW or MOG.A?

In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 22 more articles in the media than Moog. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 0 mentions for Moog. Moog's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Curtiss-Wright's score of 0.00 indicating that Curtiss-Wright is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Curtiss-Wright	Positive
Moog	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CW or MOG.A?

Curtiss-Wright has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Moog. Curtiss-Wright is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moog, 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
Curtiss-Wright	$2.93B	3.62	$354.51M	$9.71	28.54
Moog	$3.32B	1.66	$171M	$5.89	29.25

Do analysts prefer CW or MOG.A?

Curtiss-Wright currently has a consensus target price of $277.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.03%. Moog has a consensus target price of $141.50, suggesting a potential downside of 17.86%. Given Moog's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Curtiss-Wright is more favorable than Moog.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Curtiss-Wright	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Moog	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, CW or MOG.A?

Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moog has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CW or MOG.A a better dividend stock?

Curtiss-Wright pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Moog pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Curtiss-Wright pays out 8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Moog pays out 19.0% 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. Curtiss-Wright has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Summary

Curtiss-Wright beats Moog on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.