Critical Contrast: Liberty Defense (DETX) and The Competition

Liberty Defense (NASDAQ:DETX) is one of 377 public companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Liberty Defense to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Liberty Defense and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Defense	N/A	N/A	N/A
Liberty Defense Competitors	-203.86%	-151.98%	-7.29%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Liberty Defense and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Defense	$1.50 million	-$14.13 million	-2.19
Liberty Defense Competitors	$4.02 billion	$183.24 million	25.98

Liberty Defense’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Defense. Liberty 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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

43.5% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.3% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Liberty Defense and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Defense	1	0	0	0	1.00
Liberty Defense Competitors	1964	7372	10097	609	2.47

As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 12.83%. Given Liberty Defense’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Liberty Defense has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Liberty Defense rivals beat Liberty Defense on 9 of the 12 factors compared.

About Liberty Defense

Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd. provides multi-technology security solutions for concealed weapons detection in high volume foot traffic areas and locations requiring enhanced security such as airports, stadiums, schools and more. Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd. is based in WILMINGTON, Mass.