TAT Technologies (NASDAQ:TATT – Get Free Report) and Astronics (NASDAQ:ATRO – Get Free Report) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.
Risk & Volatility
TAT Technologies has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Astronics has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for TAT Technologies and Astronics, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| TAT Technologies | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3.11 |
| Astronics | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.83 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
15.1% of TAT Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.7% of Astronics shares are held by institutional investors. 8.8% of TAT Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Astronics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares TAT Technologies and Astronics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| TAT Technologies | 9.45% | 10.69% | 8.06% |
| Astronics | 5.12% | 49.34% | 12.10% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares TAT Technologies and Astronics”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| TAT Technologies | $178.01 million | 2.36 | $16.82 million | $1.37 | 23.67 |
| Astronics | $886.81 million | 3.23 | $29.36 million | $1.18 | 68.09 |
Astronics has higher revenue and earnings than TAT Technologies. TAT Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Astronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Astronics beats TAT Technologies on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About TAT Technologies
TAT Technologies Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides solutions and services to the commercial and military aerospace, and ground defense industries in the United States, Israel, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) of Heat Transfer Solutions and Aviation Accessories; Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) Services for Heat Transfer Components and OEM of Heat Transfer Solutions; MRO Services for Aviation Components; and Overhaul and Coating of Jet Engine Components. It designs, develops, and manufactures a range of heat transfer solutions, such as pre-cooler and oil/fuel hydraulic heat exchangers used in mechanical and electronic systems in commercial, military, and business aircraft; environmental control and power electronics cooling systems for use in aircraft and ground applications; and a range of other mechanical aircraft accessories and systems, such as pumps, valves, and turbine power units. The company provides MRO services for heat transfer components, as well as for manufacturing heat transfer solutions; and aviation components. In addition, it engages in the operation of a repair station, which provides heat transfer MRO services for airlines, air cargo carriers, maintenance service centers, and the military; and the overhaul and coating of jet engine components, including turbine vanes and blades, fan blades, variable inlet guide vanes, and afterburner flaps. The company was formerly known as Galagraph Ltd. and changed its name to TAT Technologies Ltd. in May 1992. TAT Technologies Ltd. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Netanya, Israel.
About Astronics
Astronics Corporation, through its subsidiaries, designs and manufactures products for the aerospace, defense, and electronics industries in the United States, rest of North America, Asia, Europe, South America, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Aerospace and Test Systems. The Aerospace segment offers lighting and safety systems, electrical power generation systems, distribution and seat motions systems, aircraft structures, avionics products, system certification, and other products. This segment serves airframe manufacturers (OEM) that build aircraft for the commercial, military, and general aviation markets; suppliers to OEMs; and aircraft operators, such as airlines; suppliers to the aircraft operators; and branches of the U.S. Department of Defense. The Test Systems segment designs, develops, manufactures, and maintains automated test systems that support the aerospace and defense, and mass transit industries, as well as training and simulation devices for commercial and military applications. It serves OEMs and prime government contractors for electronics and military products. Astronics Corporation was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in East Aurora, New York.
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