Redwire (NYSE:RDW) & Sidus Space (NASDAQ:SIDU) Head-To-Head Survey

Redwire (NYSE:RDW) and Sidus Space (NASDAQ:SIDU) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Redwire	-71.95%	-32.67%	-7.53%
Sidus Space	-515.33%	-129.29%	-69.46%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Redwire and Sidus Space, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Redwire	2	1	7	0	2.50
Sidus Space	1	0	0	0	1.00

Redwire currently has a consensus price target of $18.07, suggesting a potential upside of 86.88%. Given Redwire’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Redwire is more favorable than Sidus Space.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Redwire and Sidus Space”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Redwire	$304.10 million	4.58	-$114.32 million	($3.25)	-2.98
Sidus Space	$4.67 million	7.30	-$17.52 million	($1.98)	-0.68

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

Volatility and Risk

Redwire has a beta of 2.47, indicating that its share price is 147% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sidus Space has a beta of -1.35, indicating that its share price is 235% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

8.1% of Redwire shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.9% of Sidus Space shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Redwire shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Sidus Space shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Redwire beats Sidus Space on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Redwire

Redwire Corporation provides critical space solutions and space infrastructure for government and commercial customers in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company provides avionics and sensors including star trackers, sun sensors, critical for navigation, and control of spacecraft; camera systems; solar array solutions for spacecraft spanning the spectrum of size, power needs, and orbital location; and strain composite booms, coilable booms, truss structures, telescope baffles, and deployable booms to position sensors or solar arrays away from the spacecraft. It offers software suite that enables digital engineering and generation of high-fidelity, interactive modeling and simulations of individual components, entire spacecraft, and full constellations in a cloud-based environment. In addition, the company microgravity payloads, radio frequency systems, antennas, star trackers, platforms, and in-space manufacturing and biotech facilities. Redwire Corporation is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

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.