Analyzing AEVEX (AVEX) & The Competition

AEVEX (NYSE:AVEX) is one of 230 public companies in the “Aerospace & Defense” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare AEVEX to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares AEVEX and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
AEVEX	N/A	N/A	50.91
AEVEX Competitors	$8.39 billion	$573.01 million	27.10

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

Profitability

This table compares AEVEX and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AEVEX	N/A	N/A	N/A
AEVEX Competitors	-305.55%	-31.46%	-4.73%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

49.5% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for AEVEX and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AEVEX	1	2	9	0	2.67
AEVEX Competitors	2072	8037	12366	539	2.49

AEVEX presently has a consensus price target of $33.89, indicating a potential upside of 108.03%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 29.98%. Given AEVEX’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe AEVEX is more favorable than its peers.

Summary

AEVEX beats its peers on 7 of the 11 factors compared.

AEVEX Company Profile

AEVEX Corp. is a holding company which designs, manufactures and provides autonomous systems and navigation technologies. The company’s operating segment includes tactical systems and global solutions. AEVEX Corp. is based in Solana Beach, California.