Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) versus Bridger Aerospace Group (NASDAQ:BAER) Head to Head Analysis

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) and Bridger Aerospace Group (NASDAQ:BAER) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.

Risk and Volatility

Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridger Aerospace Group has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Howmet Aerospace and Bridger Aerospace Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Howmet Aerospace	18.09%	28.17%	12.26%
Bridger Aerospace Group	-0.58%	N/A	-0.25%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Howmet Aerospace and Bridger Aerospace Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Howmet Aerospace	$7.43 billion	9.39	$1.16 billion	$3.42	50.58
Bridger Aerospace Group	$98.61 million	1.15	-$15.57 million	($0.58)	-3.53

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Howmet Aerospace and Bridger Aerospace Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Howmet Aerospace	0	4	14	0	2.78
Bridger Aerospace Group	0	0	1	0	3.00

Howmet Aerospace currently has a consensus price target of $172.1333, indicating a potential downside of 0.49%. Bridger Aerospace Group has a consensus price target of $5.25, indicating a potential upside of 156.10%. Given Bridger Aerospace Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bridger Aerospace Group is more favorable than Howmet Aerospace.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.9% of Bridger Aerospace Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Howmet Aerospace shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.5% of Bridger Aerospace Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Howmet Aerospace beats Bridger Aerospace Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Howmet Aerospace

Howmet Aerospace Inc. provides advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries in the United States, Japan, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Italy, Canada, Poland, China, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Engine Products, Fastening Systems, Engineered Structures, and Forged Wheels. The Engine Products segment offers airfoils and seamless rolled rings primarily for aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines; and rotating and structural parts. The Fastening Systems segment produces aerospace fastening systems, as well as commercial transportation, industrial, and other fasteners; and latches, bearings, fluid fittings, and installation tools. The Engineered Structures segment provides titanium ingots and mill products, aluminum and nickel forgings, and machined components and assemblies for aerospace and defense applications; and titanium forgings, extrusions, and forming and machining services for airframe, wing, aero-engine, and landing gear components. The Forged Wheels segment offers forged aluminum wheels and related products for heavy-duty trucks and commercial transportation markets. The company was formerly known as Arconic Inc. Howmet Aerospace Inc. was founded in 1888 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

About Bridger Aerospace Group

Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. provides aerial wildfire management, relief and suppression, and firefighting services to federal and state government agencies in the United States. It offers fire suppression services, such as direct fire suppression aerial firefighting support services for ground crew to drop large amounts of water quickly and directly on wildfires. The company also provides aerial surveillance services, including fire suppression aircraft over an incident and tactical coordination with the incident commander through its manned and unmanned aircraft. It operates an aircraft fleet of 18 planes. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Belgrade, Montana.