Financial Review: Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX) versus Its Competitors

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Applied Aerospace & Defense and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Applied Aerospace & Defense	$498.76 million	-$17.02 million	-45.56
Applied Aerospace & Defense Competitors	$8.56 billion	$573.82 million	23.67

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

Profitability

This table compares Applied Aerospace & Defense and its rivals’ 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	-291.71%	-50.64%	-4.67%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Applied Aerospace & Defense and its rivals, as provided 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	2090	8123	12516	564	2.50

Applied Aerospace & Defense currently has a consensus price target of $24.67, indicating a potential upside of 116.56%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 33.08%. Given Applied Aerospace & Defense’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Applied Aerospace & Defense is more favorable than its rivals.

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.