SPR vs. EH, ESLT, AVAV, KTOS, AIR, MOG.B, HXL, DRS, RKLB, and UP
Should you be buying Spirit AeroSystems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spirit AeroSystems include EHang (EH), Elbit Systems (ESLT), AeroVironment (AVAV), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), AAR (AIR), Moog (MOG.B), Hexcel (HXL), Leonardo DRS (DRS), Rocket Lab USA (RKLB), and Wheels Up Experience (UP). These companies are all part of the "aerospace" sector.
Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE:SPR) and EHang (NASDAQ:EH) are both 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.
93.6% of Spirit AeroSystems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of EHang shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Spirit AeroSystems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.6% of EHang 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.
EHang has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Spirit AeroSystems. EHang is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirit AeroSystems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, EHang had 3 more articles in the media than Spirit AeroSystems. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for EHang and 7 mentions for Spirit AeroSystems. Spirit AeroSystems' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat EHang's score of 0.62 indicating that Spirit AeroSystems is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Spirit AeroSystems received 826 more outperform votes than EHang when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.73% of users gave EHang an outperform vote while only 64.92% of users gave Spirit AeroSystems an outperform vote.
Spirit AeroSystems has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EHang has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Spirit AeroSystems currently has a consensus price target of $31.39, suggesting a potential downside of 3.39%. EHang has a consensus price target of $30.50, suggesting a potential upside of 67.21%. Given EHang's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe EHang is more favorable than Spirit AeroSystems.
Spirit AeroSystems has a net margin of -10.47% compared to EHang's net margin of -257.09%. Spirit AeroSystems' return on equity of 0.00% beat EHang's return on equity.
Summary
Spirit AeroSystems and EHang tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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