Head to Head Survey: Park Aerospace (PKE) vs. Its Rivals

Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE) is one of 229 publicly-traded companies in the “Aerospace & Defense” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Park Aerospace to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Park Aerospace and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Park Aerospace	$80.62 million	$11.27 million	34.67
Park Aerospace Competitors	$8.47 billion	$569.01 million	22.16

Park Aerospace’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Park Aerospace. Park Aerospace is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Park Aerospace and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Park Aerospace	18.42%	11.21%	10.25%
Park Aerospace Competitors	-347.37%	-49.10%	-4.38%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

77.8% of Park Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of Park Aerospace shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Park Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Park Aerospace pays out 69.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.1% and pay out 38.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Volatility and Risk

Park Aerospace has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Park Aerospace’s rivals have a beta of 1.31, meaning that their average share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Park Aerospace and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Park Aerospace	0	0	5	0	3.00
Park Aerospace Competitors	2162	8279	12805	581	2.50

Park Aerospace currently has a consensus target price of $42.50, suggesting a potential upside of 70.27%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 28.26%. Given Park Aerospace’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Park Aerospace is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

Park Aerospace beats its rivals on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Park Aerospace Company Profile

Park Aerospace Corporation develops and manufactures advanced composite materials and structures for the aerospace industry. Its products include composite prepregs, film adhesives and other materials used to make aircraft components and assemblies. The company serves commercial aerospace and defense markets, supplying materials and components for use in aircraft and related aerospace applications. Its customers operate in markets in the United States and internationally. Park traces its history to Park Electrochemical Corporation, which adopted the Park Aerospace name in 2019 as it focused on its aerospace business.