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ATRO (Astronics) Moat Score : 4/10 (As of Jul. 08, 2025)


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What is Astronics Moat Score?

Astronics has the Moat Score of 4, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

Astronics has Narrow Moat: Astronics Corp has a modest moat due to its niche market in aerospace and defense electronics. It benefits from some customer loyalty and regulatory barriers, but it lacks significant pricing power and brand strength. The company's competitive advantages are limited.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Astronics might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

Competitive Comparison of Astronics's Moat Score

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Astronics's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Astronics's Moat Score Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Astronics's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Astronics's Moat Score falls into.


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Astronics  (NAS:ATRO) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score Moat Level
10Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0No Moat - No discernible moat

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Astronics Business Description

Industry
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Address
130 Commerce Way, East Aurora, NY, USA, 14052
Website
https://www.astronics.com
Astronics Corp supplies products to the aerospace, defense, and electronics industries. The company has two reportable segments namely Aerospace and Test Systems. The aerospace segment serves three primary markets: military, commercial transport, and General Aviation. The Test Systems segment serves the aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the Aerospace segment. Geographically, it generates a majority of its revenue from the United States.
Executives
Robert S Keane director, 10 percent owner CIMPRESS PLC, 275 WYMAN STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Mark Peabody officer: VP Astronics Advanced Electron 130 COMMERCE WAY, EAST AURORA NY 14052
Michael C Kuehn officer: Executive Vice President 130 COMMERCE WAY, EAST AURORA NY 14052
Linda O'brien director 6124 FOREST HIGHLANDS DR., FORT WORTH TX 76132
Warren C Johnson director P.O. BOX 189, 13133 BEAR ROAD, WALES CENTER NY 14169
Nancy L Hedges officer: Principal Accounting Officer 130 COMMERCE WAY, EAST AURORA NY 14052
Jeffry D Frisby director C/O QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
James Mulato other: Pres Astronics Test Systems 4 GOODYEAR, IRVINE CA 92677
Tonit M Calaway director HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY, 3700 WEST JUNEAU AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53208
David C Burney officer: VP-Finance, Treasurer 130 COMMERCE WAY, EAST AURORA NY 14052
Mark J Moran director 1600 SMITH STREET, HQSEO, HOUSTON TX 77002
James S Kramer officer: VP Luminescent Systems, Inc. 130 COMMERCE WAY, EAST AURORA NY 14052
Peter J Gundermann director 130 COMMERCE WAY, EAST AURORA NY 14052
Robert J Mckenna director 38 QUARTERMASTER DRIVE, SALEM SC 29676
5096 Saranac Llc 10 percent owner 1801 ELMWOOD AVENUE, SUITE 1, BUFFALO NY 14207-2463