Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX) and Its Rivals Head to Head Contrast

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

Insider & Institutional 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Applied Aerospace & Defense and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Applied Aerospace & Defense	$498.76 million	-$17.02 million	-45.40
Applied Aerospace & Defense Competitors	$8.50 billion	$577.54 million	25.41

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Applied Aerospace & Defense and its competitors, as reported 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	2108	8161	12587	566	2.50

Applied Aerospace & Defense presently has a consensus price target of $24.33, suggesting a potential upside of 114.39%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 29.50%. Given Applied Aerospace & Defense’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Applied Aerospace & Defense is more favorable than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Applied Aerospace & Defense and its competitors’ 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	-291.75%	-50.72%	-4.73%

Summary

Applied Aerospace & Defense beats its competitors on 6 of the 11 factors compared.

Applied Aerospace & Defense Company Profile

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.