Reviewing Duke Robotics (DUKR) & Its Competitors

Duke Robotics (NASDAQ:DUKR) is one of 229 public companies in the “Aerospace & Defense” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Duke Robotics to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Duke Robotics and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Duke Robotics	N/A	-5,930.71%	-167.71%
Duke Robotics Competitors	-246.56%	-118.18%	-4.60%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

50.1% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by institutional investors. 23.5% of Duke Robotics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Duke Robotics and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Duke Robotics	1	0	1	0	2.00
Duke Robotics Competitors	2005	7951	12180	530	2.50

Duke Robotics presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 122.22%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 28.09%. Given Duke Robotics’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Duke Robotics is more favorable than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

Duke Robotics has a beta of 2.2, meaning that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duke Robotics’ rivals have a beta of 1.29, meaning that their average stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Duke Robotics and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Duke Robotics	$380,000.00	-$1.24 million	-21.60
Duke Robotics Competitors	$8.73 billion	$590.34 million	28.94

Duke Robotics’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Duke Robotics. Duke Robotics 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.

Summary

Duke Robotics rivals beat Duke Robotics on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Duke Robotics Company Profile

Duke Robotics Corp (Nasdaq: DUKR) is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida–based company that develops advanced stabilization and autonomous robotic drone systems for both civilian and defense markets. On the civilian side, its Insulator Cleaning Drone (IC Drone) is a drone-enabled system for cleaning and monitoring high-voltage electric utility insulators, and its AEROTRACE platform uses AI-powered aerial monitoring to help infrastructure operators assess assets and prioritize maintenance. In defense, the company holds the intellectual property behind the Bird of Prey, a fully stabilized remote weapon system designed for non-line-of-sight and stand-off engagements, which is marketed by Elbit Systems Land Ltd. under the brand name Bird of Prey (formerly known as TIKAD).