Critical Analysis: Sidus Space (NASDAQ:SIDU) vs. Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC)

Sidus Space (NASDAQ:SIDU) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sidus Space and Northrop Grumman”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sidus Space	$4.19 million	6.28	-$17.52 million	($1.98)	-0.52
Northrop Grumman	$40.93 billion	2.00	$4.17 billion	$27.80	20.67

Northrop Grumman has higher revenue and earnings than Sidus Space. Sidus Space is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northrop Grumman, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Sidus Space and Northrop Grumman’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sidus Space	-515.33%	-129.29%	-69.46%
Northrop Grumman	9.82%	25.49%	8.01%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Sidus Space and Northrop Grumman, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sidus Space	1	0	0	0	1.00
Northrop Grumman	0	6	11	1	2.72

Northrop Grumman has a consensus target price of $642.73, suggesting a potential upside of 11.86%. Given Northrop Grumman’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Northrop Grumman is more favorable than Sidus Space.

Risk & Volatility

Sidus Space has a beta of -1.33, meaning that its share price is 233% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northrop Grumman has a beta of 0.07, meaning that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

17.9% of Sidus Space shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Northrop Grumman shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Sidus Space shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Northrop Grumman shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Northrop Grumman beats Sidus Space on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sidus Space

Sidus Space, Inc., a space-as-a-service company, engages in the design, manufacture, launch, and data collection of commercial satellite worldwide. Its space services include satellite/space hardware manufacturing; Low Earth Orbit (LEO) launch and deployment services; and space-based geospatial intel, imagery, and data analytics. The company also provides platforms, such as External Flight Test Platform (EFTP) which offers multiple industries to develop, test, and fly experiments, hardware, materials, and advanced electronics on the ISS at a reduced cost and schedule; LizzieSat; Space Station Integrated Kinetic Launcher for Orbital Payload Systems; and Phoenix Deployer. In addition, it offers aerospace and defense manufacturing services, including 3D printing; mechanical/electrical assembly and test; design engineering; and program management comprising of supply chain management, customer requirement compliance, logistics and configuration management, resource and budget control, and schedule. It serves commercial space, aerospace, and defense industries, as well as government and commercial customers. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Merritt Island, Florida. Sidus Space, Inc. is a subsidiary of Craig Technical Consulting, Inc.

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense technology company in the United States, Asia/Pacific, Europe, and internationally. The company’s Aeronautics Systems segment designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, and sustains aircraft systems. This segment also offers unmanned autonomous aircraft systems, including high-altitude long-endurance strategic ISR systems and vertical take-off and landing tactical ISR systems; and strategic long-range strike aircraft, tactical fighter and air dominance aircraft, and airborne battle management and command and control systems. Its Defense Systems segment designs, develops, integrates, and produces tactical weapons and missile defense solutions, and provides sustainment, modernization, and training services for manned and unmanned aircraft and electronics systems. It also offers integrated, all-domain command, and control battle management systems, precision strike weapons; high speed air-breathing and hypersonic systems; high-performance gun systems, ammunition, precision munitions and advanced fuzes; aircraft and mission systems logistics support, sustainment, operations and modernization; and warfighter training services. The company’s Mission Systems segment offers command, control, communications and computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems; radar, electro-optical/infrared and acoustic sensors; electronic warfare systems; advanced communications and network systems; cyber solutions; intelligence processing systems; navigation; and maritime power, propulsion, and payload launch systems. Its Space Systems segment offers satellites, spacecraft systems, subsystems, sensors, and payloads; ground systems; missile defense systems and interceptors; launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; and strategic missiles. Northrop Grumman Corporation was founded in 1939 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.