Financial Analysis: Aebi Schmidt (AEBI) versus Its Rivals

Aebi Schmidt (NASDAQ:AEBI) is one of 434 public companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Aebi Schmidt to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

52.2% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by institutional investors. 39.1% of Aebi Schmidt shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Aebi Schmidt has a beta of 2.43, suggesting that its share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aebi Schmidt’s peers have a beta of 4.53, suggesting that their average share price is 353% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aebi Schmidt	1.09%	2.59%	1.04%
Aebi Schmidt Competitors	-1,946.94%	-10.14%	0.87%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Aebi Schmidt and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aebi Schmidt	$1.53 billion	$9.74 million	38.91
Aebi Schmidt Competitors	$4.80 billion	$356.15 million	-20.90

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Aebi Schmidt and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aebi Schmidt	0	1	2	0	2.67
Aebi Schmidt Competitors	4090	14492	17910	777	2.41

Aebi Schmidt presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.55%. As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 29.72%. Given Aebi Schmidt’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Aebi Schmidt is more favorable than its peers.

Dividends

Aebi Schmidt pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Aebi Schmidt pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Machinery” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.7% and pay out 27.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Aebi Schmidt lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Summary

Aebi Schmidt beats its peers on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About Aebi Schmidt

Aebi Schmidt Holding AG is a provider of mission-critical infrastructure, environmental and agricultural solutions. Aebi Schmidt Holding AG, formerly known as The Shyft Group Inc., is based in NOVI, Mich.