Textron (NYSE:TXT – Get Free Report) and Momentus (NASDAQ:MNTS – Get Free Report) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
86.0% of Textron shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.2% of Momentus shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Textron shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Momentus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for Textron and Momentus, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Textron | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2.43 |
| Momentus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Textron and Momentus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Textron | 5.81% | 14.16% | 6.10% |
| Momentus | -3,562.32% | N/A | -286.72% |
Risk and Volatility
Textron has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Momentus has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Textron and Momentus”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Textron | $14.24 billion | 1.00 | $824.00 million | $4.55 | 17.79 |
| Momentus | $2.11 million | 6.26 | -$34.95 million | ($9.17) | -0.12 |
Textron has higher revenue and earnings than Momentus. Momentus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Textron, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Textron beats Momentus on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Textron
Textron Inc. operates in the aircraft, defense, industrial, and finance businesses worldwide. It operates through six segments: Textron Aviation, Bell, Textron Systems, Industrial, Textron eAviation, and Finance. The Textron Aviation segment manufactures, sells, and services business jets, turboprop and piston engine aircraft, and military trainer and defense aircraft; and offers maintenance, inspection, and repair services, as well as sells commercial parts. The Bell segment supplies military and commercial helicopters, tiltrotor aircrafts, and related spare parts and services. The Textron Systems segment offers unmanned aircraft systems, electronic systems and solutions, advanced marine crafts, piston aircraft engines, live military air-to-air and air-to-ship training, weapons and related components, and armored and specialty vehicles. The Industrial segment offers blow-molded solutions, including conventional plastic fuel tanks and pressurized fuel tanks for hybrid vehicle applications, clear-vision systems, plastic tanks for catalytic reduction systems, and battery housing systems for use in electric vehicles primarily to automobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs); and golf cars, off-road utility vehicles, powersports products, light transportation vehicles, aviation ground support equipment, professional turf-maintenance equipment, and turf-care vehicles to golf courses and resorts, government agencies and municipalities, consumers, outdoor enthusiasts, and commercial and industrial users. The Textron eAviation segment manufactures and sells light aircraft and gliders with electric and combustion engines; and provides other research and development initiatives related to sustainable aviation solutions. The Finance segment offers financing services to purchase new and pre-owned aviation aircraft and Bell helicopters. Textron Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.
About Momentus
Momentus Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a commercial space company. The company focuses on providing in-space infrastructure services, including in-space transportation, hosted payloads, and in-orbit services. Its principal and target customers include satellite operators. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.
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