Critical Analysis: Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE) vs. Passur Aerospace (OTCMKTS:PSSR)

Passur Aerospace (OTCMKTS:PSSR) and Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Passur Aerospace and Park Aerospace’s 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
Park Aerospace	13.14%	9.28%	8.25%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Passur Aerospace and Park Aerospace”s gross 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
Park Aerospace	$62.03 million	8.91	$5.88 million	$0.43	64.52

Park Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than Passur Aerospace.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

77.8% of Park Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.0% of Passur Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Park Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Passur Aerospace and Park Aerospace, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Passur Aerospace	0	0	0	0	0.00
Park Aerospace	0	0	1	0	3.00

Risk and Volatility

Passur Aerospace has a beta of 8.97, meaning that its share price is 797% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Park Aerospace has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Park Aerospace beats Passur Aerospace on 7 of the 9 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 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.