Reviewing Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX) and Its Rivals

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Applied Aerospace & Defense and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Applied Aerospace & Defense	$498.76 million	-$17.02 million	-42.36
Applied Aerospace & Defense Competitors	$8.47 billion	$577.54 million	25.40

Applied Aerospace & Defense’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Applied Aerospace & Defense. Applied Aerospace & Defense 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 breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Applied Aerospace & Defense and its peers, 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	2115	8176	12620	571	2.50

Applied Aerospace & Defense currently has a consensus target price of $23.44, suggesting a potential upside of 121.38%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 29.74%. Given Applied Aerospace & Defense’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Applied Aerospace & Defense is more favorable than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Applied Aerospace & Defense and its peers’ 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%	-50.68%	-4.73%

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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Applied Aerospace & Defense beats its peers 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.