Head to Head Analysis: Satellogic (SATL) vs. Its Rivals

Satellogic (NASDAQ:SATL) is one of 230 publicly-traded companies in the “Aerospace & Defense” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Satellogic to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Satellogic and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Satellogic	-325.65%	303.84%	6.01%
Satellogic Competitors	-305.53%	-31.45%	-4.72%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

17.6% of Satellogic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by institutional investors. 38.8% of Satellogic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Satellogic and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Satellogic	$17.71 million	-$4.78 million	-6.04
Satellogic Competitors	$8.41 billion	$573.01 million	25.93

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Satellogic and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Satellogic	1	1	5	1	2.75
Satellogic Competitors	2083	8068	12405	543	2.49

Satellogic presently has a consensus target price of $8.90, indicating a potential upside of 79.80%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 33.07%. Given Satellogic’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Satellogic is more favorable than its peers.

Risk and Volatility

Satellogic has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Satellogic’s peers have a beta of 1.38, suggesting that their average stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Satellogic beats its peers on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Satellogic Company Profile

Satellogic Inc. operates as an integrated geospatial company in the Asia Pacific, North America, and internationally. It engages in tasking satellites with monitoring assets and keeping up with their changing reality for government and commercial customers; control satellites on top of specific areas of interest for governments; and sale and support satellites. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay.