BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) and Passur Aerospace (OTCMKTS:PSSR) Financial Survey

Passur Aerospace (OTCMKTS:PSSR) and BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Passur Aerospace and BWX Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Passur Aerospace	0	0	0	0	0.00
BWX Technologies	1	3	5	2	2.73

BWX Technologies has a consensus target price of $160.83, suggesting a potential downside of 10.99%. Given BWX Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BWX Technologies is more favorable than Passur Aerospace.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Passur Aerospace and BWX Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Passur Aerospace	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BWX Technologies	$2.70 billion	6.11	$281.94 million	$3.20	56.47

BWX Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Passur Aerospace.

Profitability

This table compares Passur Aerospace and BWX Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Passur Aerospace	N/A	N/A	N/A
BWX Technologies	10.28%	30.61%	10.77%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

94.4% of BWX Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.0% of Passur Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of BWX Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Passur Aerospace has a beta of 6.95, indicating that its stock price is 595% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BWX Technologies has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BWX Technologies beats Passur Aerospace on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Passur Aerospace

PASSUR Aerospace, Inc., a business intelligence company, provides predictive analytics and decision support technology for the aviation industry in the United States and internationally. The company's products, include ARiVAT EMPO, a dynamic gate-to-gate global flight tracking; ARiVA AWARE that provides continuous forecasts and alerts to achieve the most efficient execution of the daily operation; and ARiVA WORKFLOW, an integrated communication and collaboration on shared workflow platform to maximize use of existing assets and capacity. Its products also comprise ARiVA INTEL Data, a reporting and analytical tool that enable insights into operational performance to drive continuous improvement; ARIVA BIZAV, a complete set of tools to help forecast and manage the operation; ARIVA LFM, which ensures various landing fees and related charges are being fully and accurately captured and billed; and ARiVA STRATEGY that integrates commercial strategies and operational priorities. It serves airlines and airports. PASSUR Aerospace, Inc. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

About BWX Technologies

BWX Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells nuclear components in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Government Operations and Commercial Operations. The Government Operations segment designs and manufactures naval nuclear components, reactors, and nuclear fuel; fabrication activities; and supplies proprietary and sole-source valves, manifolds, and fittings to naval and commercial shipping customers. This segment also involved in manufacture of close-tolerance and equipment for nuclear applications; down blend government stockpiles of uranium; receives, stores, characterizes, dissolves, recovers, and purifies uranium-bearing materials; and supplies research reactor fuel elements for colleges, universities, and national laboratories, as well as components for defense applications. The Commercial Operations segment designs and manufactures commercial nuclear steam generators, heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and reactor components; and other auxiliary equipment, including containers for the storage of nuclear fuel and other high-level nuclear waste. This segment also offers nuclear fuel, fuel handling systems, tooling delivery systems, nuclear grade materials, and precisely machined components, and related services for CANDU nuclear power plants; provides in-plant inspection, maintenance, and modification services, as well as non-destructive examination and tooling/repair solutions; and manufactures medical radioisotopes, radiopharmaceuticals, and medical devices. The company was formerly known as The Babcock & Wilcox Company and changed its name to BWX Technologies, Inc. in June 2015. BWX Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia.