TAT Technologies (NASDAQ:TATT – Get Free Report) and Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE – Get Free Report) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares TAT Technologies and Park Aerospace’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| TAT Technologies | 9.27% | 9.47% | 7.31% |
| Park Aerospace | 13.14% | 9.28% | 8.25% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for TAT Technologies and Park Aerospace, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| TAT Technologies | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3.22 |
| Park Aerospace | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
15.1% of TAT Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Park Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.8% of TAT Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Park Aerospace shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility and Risk
TAT Technologies has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Park Aerospace has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares TAT Technologies and Park Aerospace”s gross 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 | 3.05 | $16.82 million | $1.29 | 32.43 |
| Park Aerospace | $62.03 million | 11.68 | $5.88 million | $0.43 | 84.56 |
TAT Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Park Aerospace. TAT Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Park Aerospace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
TAT Technologies beats Park Aerospace 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 Park Aerospace
Park Aerospace Corp., an aerospace company, develops and manufactures solution and hot-melt advanced composite materials used to produce composite structures for the aerospace market in North America, Asia, and Europe. It offers advanced composite materials, including film adhesives and lightning strike protection materials that are used to produce primary and secondary structures for jet engines, large and regional transport aircrafts, military aircrafts, unmanned aerial vehicles, business jets, general aviation aircrafts, and rotary wing aircrafts. The company also provides specialty ablative materials for rocket motors and nozzles; and specially designed materials for radome applications. In addition, it designs and fabricates composite parts, structures and assemblies, and low volume tooling for the aerospace industry. The company was formerly known as Park Electrochemical Corp. and changed its name to Park Aerospace Corp. in July 2019. Park Aerospace Corp. was incorporated in 1954 and is based in Westbury, New York.
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