Duke Robotics (DUKR) & Its Competitors Critical Survey

Duke Robotics (NASDAQ:DUKR) is one of 229 publicly-traded companies in the “Aerospace & Defense” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Duke Robotics to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

Duke Robotics has a beta of 2.2, suggesting that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duke Robotics’ rivals have a beta of 1.29, suggesting that their average stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

50.1% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by institutional investors. 23.5% of Duke Robotics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Duke Robotics and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Duke Robotics	N/A	-5,930.71%	-167.71%
Duke Robotics Competitors	-241.60%	-112.99%	-4.69%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Duke Robotics and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Duke Robotics	$380,000.00	-$1.24 million	-21.44
Duke Robotics Competitors	$8.45 billion	$577.31 million	32.28

Duke Robotics’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Duke Robotics. Duke Robotics 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Duke Robotics and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Duke Robotics	1	0	1	0	2.00
Duke Robotics Competitors	2010	7969	12241	531	2.50

Duke Robotics presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 123.88%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 28.17%. Given Duke Robotics’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Duke Robotics is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

Duke Robotics rivals beat Duke Robotics on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Duke Robotics

Duke Robotics Corp (Nasdaq: DUKR) is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida–based company that develops advanced stabilization and autonomous robotic drone systems for both civilian and defense markets. On the civilian side, its Insulator Cleaning Drone (IC Drone) is a drone-enabled system for cleaning and monitoring high-voltage electric utility insulators, and its AEROTRACE platform uses AI-powered aerial monitoring to help infrastructure operators assess assets and prioritize maintenance. In defense, the company holds the intellectual property behind the Bird of Prey, a fully stabilized remote weapon system designed for non-line-of-sight and stand-off engagements, which is marketed by Elbit Systems Land Ltd. under the brand name Bird of Prey (formerly known as TIKAD).