Head-To-Head Review: Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX) vs. The Competition

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

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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Applied Aerospace & Defense and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Applied Aerospace & Defense	1	2	5	2	2.80
Applied Aerospace & Defense Competitors	2119	8196	12662	572	2.50

Applied Aerospace & Defense presently has a consensus price target of $23.44, indicating a potential upside of 128.28%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 28.27%. Given Applied Aerospace & Defense’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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	-290.92%	-50.73%	-4.31%

Earnings and Valuation

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	-41.08
Applied Aerospace & Defense Competitors	$8.48 billion	$573.82 million	25.47

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.

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.