Moog (NYSE:MOG.A) versus StandardAero (NYSE:SARO) Head-To-Head Review

Moog (NYSE:MOG.A) and StandardAero (NYSE:SARO) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Moog and StandardAero, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Moog	0	0	3	0	3.00
StandardAero	0	6	7	2	2.73

Moog currently has a consensus price target of $462.33, suggesting a potential upside of 24.91%. StandardAero has a consensus price target of $34.77, suggesting a potential upside of 42.27%. Given StandardAero’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe StandardAero is more favorable than Moog.

Profitability

This table compares Moog and StandardAero’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Moog	8.73%	17.67%	7.94%
StandardAero	5.12%	14.52%	5.80%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

87.9% of Moog shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Moog shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of StandardAero shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Moog has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StandardAero has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Moog and StandardAero”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Moog	$4.32 billion	2.71	$235.03 million	$11.76	31.47
StandardAero	$6.32 billion	1.28	$277.42 million	$0.97	25.19

StandardAero has higher revenue and earnings than Moog. StandardAero is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moog, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Moog beats StandardAero on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Moog

Moog Inc. designs, manufactures, and integrates precision motion and fluid controls and controls systems for original equipment manufacturers and end users in the aerospace, defense, and industrial markets worldwide. The company's Aircrafts Controls segment offers primary and secondary flight controls for military and commercial aircrafts; aftermarket support services; and ground-based navigation aids. Its Space and Defense Controls segment provides controls for satellites, space vehicles, launch vehicles, armored combat vehicles, tactical and strategic missiles, security and surveillance, and other defense applications; and gun aiming, stabilization, and automatic ammunition loading for armored combat vehicles. This segment also offers controls for steering tactical and strategic missiles, and naval surface ships and submarines; and weapons stores management systems for light attack aerial reconnaissance, ground, and sea platforms, as well as slip rings, fiber optic rotary joints, and motors. The company's Industrial Systems segment provides components and systems for applications in injection and blow molding machinery, metal forming presses, and heavy industry customers in steel and aluminum production; supplies electromechanical motion simulation bases for the flight simulation and training applications; and supplies solutions for power generation applications, as well as custom test systems and controls for automotive, structural, and fatigue testing. This segment also offers systems and components for applications in oil and gas exploration and production; components for wind turbine applications; components and systems for diagnostic imaging CT scan medical equipment, sleep apnea equipment, oxygen concentrators, infusion therapy, and enteral clinical nutrition; and hydraulics, slip rings, rotary unions and fiber optic rotary joints, motors, and infusion and enteral pumps. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in East Aurora, New York.

About StandardAero

StandardAero, Inc. provides aerospace engine aftermarket services for fixed and rotary wing aircraft in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Rest of Europe, Asia, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Engine Services and Component Repair Services. The Engine Services segment provides a suite of aftermarket services, including maintenance, repair and overhaul, on-wing and field service support, asset management, and engineering and related solutions to customers in the commercial aerospace, military and helicopter, and business aviation end markets. The Component Repair Services segment offers engine component and accessory repairs to the commercial aerospace, military and helicopter, land and marine, and oil and gas end markets. The company was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.