Reviewing Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX) & The Competition

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings 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	2098	8147	12558	565	2.50

Applied Aerospace & Defense presently has a consensus price target of $24.33, indicating a potential upside of 115.72%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 32.16%. Given Applied Aerospace & Defense’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Applied Aerospace & Defense is more favorable than its peers.

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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Applied Aerospace & Defense and its peers 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	-45.12
Applied Aerospace & Defense Competitors	$8.40 billion	$573.82 million	24.28

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.

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%	-50.72%	-4.73%

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.