Head to Head Review: Aebi Schmidt (AEBI) & The Competition

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

Profitability

This table compares Aebi Schmidt and its rivals’ 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	-1,925.61%	-9.17%	0.95%

Volatility and Risk

Aebi Schmidt has a beta of 2.43, indicating that its share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aebi Schmidt’s rivals have a beta of 4.52, indicating that their average share price is 352% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Aebi Schmidt and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aebi Schmidt	0	1	2	0	2.67
Aebi Schmidt Competitors	4108	14530	17964	785	2.41

Aebi Schmidt currently has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 54.55%. As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 31.39%. Given Aebi Schmidt’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Aebi Schmidt is more favorable than its rivals.

Dividends

Aebi Schmidt pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. 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 2.8% and pay out 27.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Aebi Schmidt lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Insider & 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, 14.3% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aebi Schmidt	$1.53 billion	$9.74 million	34.38
Aebi Schmidt Competitors	$4.70 billion	$359.39 million	-6.97

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

Summary

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

Aebi Schmidt Company Profile

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.