As Aerospace/Defense Products & Services companies, Triumph Group Inc. (NYSE:TGI) and Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) are our subject to compare. And more specifically their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Triumph Group Inc.	3.39B	0.28	426.98M	-8.59	0.00
Elbit Systems Ltd.	3.68B	1.50	206.74M	5.76	23.03

In table 1 we can see Triumph Group Inc. and Elbit Systems Ltd.’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Profitability

Table 2 provides us Triumph Group Inc. and Elbit Systems Ltd.’s return on assets, net margins and return on equity.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Triumph Group Inc.	-12.60%	587.7%	-12.3%
Elbit Systems Ltd.	5.62%	14.3%	5.2%

Risk & Volatility

A 2.72 beta means Triumph Group Inc.’s volatility is 172.00% more than Standard & Poor’s 500’s volatility. Elbit Systems Ltd.’s 14.00% less volatile than Standard & Poor’s 500 which is a result of the 0.86 beta.

Liquidity

The Current Ratio of Triumph Group Inc. is 1.4 while its Quick Ratio stands at 0.9. The Current Ratio of rival Elbit Systems Ltd. is 1.4 and its Quick Ratio is has 0.9. is better equipped to clear short and long-term obligations than .

Dividends

The annual dividend that Triumph Group Inc. pay is $0.16 per share with a dividend yield of 0.84%. On the other side Elbit Systems Ltd. pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share. It’s dividend yield is 1.36%.

Analyst Ratings

The next table highlights the delivered recommendations and ratings for Triumph Group Inc. and Elbit Systems Ltd.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Triumph Group Inc.	0	2	1	2.33
Elbit Systems Ltd.	0	0	0	0.00

$23.83 is Triumph Group Inc.’s average target price while its potential upside is 25.03%.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

The shares of both Triumph Group Inc. and Elbit Systems Ltd. are owned by institutional investors at 0% and 6.2% respectively. Triumph Group Inc.’s share held by insiders are 0.9%. Comparatively, Elbit Systems Ltd. has 45.7% of it’s share held by insiders.

Performance

In this table we show the Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half Yearly, Yearly and YTD Performance of both pretenders.

	Performance (W)	Performance (M)	Performance (Q)	Performance (HY)	Performance (Y)	Performance (YTD)
Triumph Group Inc.	-2.66%	27.34%	35.54%	3.32%	-13.41%	97.65%
Elbit Systems Ltd.	-0.28%	7.86%	6.08%	3.47%	-5.99%	16.38%

For the past year Triumph Group Inc. was more bullish than Elbit Systems Ltd.

Summary

On 10 of the 13 factors Elbit Systems Ltd. beats Triumph Group Inc.

Triumph Group, Inc. designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs, overhauls, and distributes aero structures, aircraft components, accessories, subassemblies, and systems worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Integrated Systems, Aerospace Structures, Precision Components, and Product Support. It offers aircraft and engine mounted accessory drives, thermal control systems and components, cargo hooks, high lift actuations, cockpit control levers, hydraulic systems and components, landing gear actuation systems, control system valve bodies, landing gear components and assemblies, electronic engine controls, main engine gear box assemblies, exhaust nozzles and ducting, fuel pumps, geared transmissions and drive train components, secondary flight control systems, fuel metering units, and vibration absorbers, as well as offers processing services. The company also offers aircraft wings, flight control surfaces, composite and metal bonding, helicopter cabins, engine nacelles, precision machined parts, stretch-formed leading edges and fuselage skins, empennages, wing spars and stringers, acoustic and thermal insulation systems, and composite ducts and floor panels. In addition, it offers product support services, including component maintenance, repair, and overhaul, as well as postproduction supply chain services for air cycle machines, blades and vanes, APUs, cabin panes, shades, light lenses and other components, speed drives, combustors, engine and airframe accessories, stators, transition ducts, integrated drive generators, sidewalls, light assemblies, remote sensors, overhead bins, thrust reversers, and fuel bladder cells. The company serves the aviation industry, including original equipment manufacturers of commercial, regional, business, and military aircraft and aircraft components, as well as commercial and regional airlines and air cargo carriers. Triumph Group, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.

Elbit Systems Ltd. develops and supplies a range of airborne, land, and naval systems and products for defense, homeland security, and commercial aviation applications worldwide. The company offers military aircraft and helicopter systems; helmet mounted systems; commercial aviation systems and aero structures; unmanned aircraft systems and unmanned surface vessels; electro-optic and countermeasures systems; land vehicle systems; command, control, communications, computer, and intelligence systems; intelligence and cyber systems; and electronic warfare and signal intelligence systems. It also provides medical diagnostic equipment, automotive night vision enhancement equipment, and smart glasses for sports applications; and super capacitor energy sources and fuel cells for transportation applications, as well as a range of support services. The company markets its systems and products as a prime contractor or subcontractor to various government and defense and homeland security contractors. Elbit Systems Ltd. was founded in 1966 and is based in Haifa, Israel.