Reviewing Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX) & Its Peers

Applied Aerospace & Defense (NYSE:AADX) is one of 228 publicly-traded companies in the “Aerospace & Defense” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Applied Aerospace & Defense to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Applied Aerospace & Defense and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Applied Aerospace & Defense	N/A	N/A	N/A
Applied Aerospace & Defense Competitors	-291.75%	-50.72%	-4.73%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Applied Aerospace & Defense and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Applied Aerospace & Defense	$498.76 million	-$17.02 million	-43.12
Applied Aerospace & Defense Competitors	$8.41 billion	$573.82 million	23.96

Applied Aerospace & Defense’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Applied Aerospace & Defense. Applied Aerospace & Defense is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

49.5% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Applied Aerospace & Defense and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Applied Aerospace & Defense	1	2	5	2	2.80
Applied Aerospace & Defense Competitors	2095	8137	12548	565	2.50

Applied Aerospace & Defense currently has a consensus target price of $24.67, suggesting a potential upside of 128.82%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 32.60%. Given Applied Aerospace & Defense’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Applied Aerospace & Defense is more favorable than its competitors.

About Applied Aerospace & Defense

Applied Aerospace and Defense Inc. specializes in providing advanced design, engineering and vertically integrated manufacturing solutions for next-generation space and defense technology companies. Its core service offerings include design and analysis, fabrication and assembly and inspection, qualification and testing. Applied Aerospace and Defense Inc. is based in HUNTSVILLE, United States.