Financial Contrast: Byrna Technologies (BYRN) versus Its Competitors

Byrna Technologies (NASDAQ:BYRN) is one of 229 public companies in the “Aerospace & Defense” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Byrna Technologies to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Byrna Technologies and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Byrna Technologies	0	3	1	1	2.60
Byrna Technologies Competitors	2157	8275	12799	581	2.50

Byrna Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $6.62, indicating a potential upside of 58.87%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 27.33%. Given Byrna Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Byrna Technologies is more favorable than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Byrna Technologies and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Byrna Technologies	$118.12 million	$9.69 million	-10.42
Byrna Technologies Competitors	$8.42 billion	$569.54 million	25.89

Byrna Technologies’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Byrna Technologies. Byrna Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Byrna Technologies and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Byrna Technologies	-9.20%	-14.46%	-11.88%
Byrna Technologies Competitors	-347.37%	-49.10%	-4.38%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

25.5% of Byrna Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Byrna Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Byrna Technologies has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Byrna Technologies’ competitors have a beta of 1.31, meaning that their average share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Byrna Technologies competitors beat Byrna Technologies on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Byrna Technologies Company Profile

Byrna Technologies Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of non-lethal personal security products. The company’s product portfolio is centered on compact, CO2-powered launchers designed to provide an alternative to traditional firearms for personal protection, home security and professional use. Byrna offers launchers, projectiles and related accessories, including chemical-irritant, kinetic and training ammunition. Its products are marketed through direct-to-consumer and wholesale channels and are intended for consumers, private security personnel, law enforcement agencies and other professional users.