Head to Head Contrast: Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX) versus Its Peers

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 rivals? We will compare Applied Aerospace & Defense to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Applied Aerospace & Defense and its rivals, 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	2116	8177	12629	572	2.50

Applied Aerospace & Defense currently has a consensus price target of $23.44, indicating a potential upside of 127.62%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 31.28%. Given Applied Aerospace & Defense’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Applied Aerospace & Defense is more favorable than its rivals.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Applied Aerospace & Defense and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Applied Aerospace & Defense	$681.49 million	-$17.02 million	-41.20
Applied Aerospace & Defense Competitors	$8.50 billion	$577.54 million	24.85

Applied Aerospace & Defense’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Applied Aerospace & Defense. Applied Aerospace & Defense 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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

49.5% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Applied Aerospace & Defense and its rivals’ 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%

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.