Dassault Aviation société anonyme (OTCMKTS:DUAVF) and QinetiQ Group (OTCMKTS:QNTQY) Financial Contrast

Dassault Aviation société anonyme (OTCMKTS:DUAVF) and QinetiQ Group (OTCMKTS:QNTQY) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Dividends

Dassault Aviation société anonyme pays an annual dividend of $8.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. QinetiQ Group pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Dassault Aviation société anonyme pays out 16.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. QinetiQ Group pays out -104.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.7% of Dassault Aviation société anonyme shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Dassault Aviation société anonyme and QinetiQ Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dassault Aviation société anonyme	1	2	2	0	2.20
QinetiQ Group	0	1	0	1	3.00

Profitability

This table compares Dassault Aviation société anonyme and QinetiQ Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dassault Aviation société anonyme	N/A	N/A	N/A
QinetiQ Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Dassault Aviation société anonyme and QinetiQ Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dassault Aviation société anonyme	N/A	N/A	N/A	$53.82	7.47
QinetiQ Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.26)	-102.36

QinetiQ Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dassault Aviation société anonyme, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Dassault Aviation société anonyme beats QinetiQ Group on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dassault Aviation société anonyme

Dassault Aviation société anonyme designs and manufactures military aircraft, business jets, and space systems in France, the Americas, and internationally. It offers Rafale, a multirole fighter aircraft; nEUROn, an unmanned combat drone; falcon business jets; and falcon aircraft for maritime surveillance, intelligence, and medical evacuation missions. The company operates a fleet of 2,100 Falcon jets and 1,000 military aircraft. In addition, it provides aviation maintenance and training services; repair and maintenance services of landing gears and flight controls; overhaul and repair services for civil aviation equipment; airport services; leases and manages Falcon aircraft as part of public passenger transport activity; and designs, produces, and distributes simulation tools. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Paris, France. Dassault Aviation société anonyme is a subsidiary of Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault S.A.

About QinetiQ Group

QinetiQ Group plc operates as a science and engineering company primarily in the defense, security, and infrastructure markets in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through EMEA Services and Global Products segments. It offers advanced materials and manufacturing products; artificial intelligence, analytics, and advanced computing technologies; cyber and electromagnetic technologies; human protection and performance systems; novel systems, and weapons and effects; platform and system design and assessment products; power sources, and energy storage and distribution products; robotics and autonomy services; secure communications and navigation systems; and sensing, processing, and data fusion systems. The company also provides testing and evaluation, training and simulation, and cyber and digital resilience services, as well as unmanned air, land, and surface targets. It serves defense, aviation and aerospace, energy and utility, financial services, government, law enforcement, marine, space, and telecommunications sectors. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Farnborough, the United Kingdom.