Head-To-Head Survey: Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY) versus Loar (NYSE:LOAR)

Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY) and Loar (NYSE:LOAR) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Teledyne Technologies and Loar’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teledyne Technologies	14.99%	10.24%	7.05%
Loar	12.64%	8.47%	5.35%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Teledyne Technologies and Loar, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teledyne Technologies	0	3	5	0	2.63
Loar	0	2	4	0	2.67

Teledyne Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $693.71, suggesting a potential upside of 11.66%. Loar has a consensus target price of $83.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.41%. Given Loar’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Loar is more favorable than Teledyne Technologies.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Teledyne Technologies and Loar”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Teledyne Technologies	$6.12 billion	4.71	$894.80 million	$19.77	31.42
Loar	$496.28 million	12.29	$72.15 million	$0.71	91.75

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

Risk and Volatility

Teledyne Technologies has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loar has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

91.6% of Teledyne Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Teledyne Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of Loar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Teledyne Technologies beats Loar on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Teledyne Technologies

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets in the United States and internationally. Its Digital Imaging segment provides visible spectrum sensors and digital cameras; and infrared, ultraviolet, visible, and X-ray spectra; as well as micro electromechanical systems and semiconductors, including analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters. This segment also offers cooled and uncooled infrared or thermal products, including sensors, camera cores, and camera systems; high-resolution, low-dose X-ray sensors, high-power microwave, and high-energy X-ray subsystems; and instruments for the measurement of physical properties and maritime products; as well as develops and manufactures multi-spectrum electro-optic/infrared imaging systems and associated products, such as lasers, optics, and radars, CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive detectors), and unmanned air and ground systems. The company's Instrumentation segment offers monitoring, control, and electronic test and measurement equipment; and power and communications connectivity devices for distributed instrumentation systems and sensor networks. The company's Aerospace and Defense Electronics segment provides electronic components and subsystems, data acquisition and communications components and equipment, harsh environment interconnects, general aviation batteries, and other components; and onboard avionics systems and ground-based applications, aircraft data and connectivity solutions, hardware systems, and software applications. Its Engineered Systems segment offers systems engineering and integration, technology development, and manufacturing solutions for defense, space, environmental, and energy applications; and designs and manufactures electrochemical energy systems and electronics for military applications. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.

About Loar

Loar Holdings Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets aerospace and defense components for aircraft, and aerospace and defense systems in the United States and internationally. It offers products in various categories, which include airframe components, structural components, avionics, composites, braking system components, de-ice and ice protection, electro-mechanical, engineered materials, flight controls, fluid and motion controls, environmental, metal forming, molded components, and restraints and safety devices. The company also provides auto throttles, lap-belt airbags, two-and three-point seat belts, water purification systems, fire barriers, polyimide washers and bushings, latches, hold-open and tie rods, temperature and fluid sensors and switches, carbon and metallic brake discs, fluid and pneumatic-based ice protection, RAM air components, sealing solutions, actuation devices, and others. It primarily serves commercial, business jet and general aviation, and defense markets. Loar Holdings Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in White Plains, New York.