Analyzing AEVEX (AVEX) & Its Rivals

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for AEVEX and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AEVEX	1	1	9	0	2.73
AEVEX Competitors	2048	8022	12358	539	2.50

AEVEX presently has a consensus target price of $35.62, indicating a potential upside of 102.19%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 42.76%. Given AEVEX’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AEVEX is more favorable than its rivals.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares AEVEX and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
AEVEX	N/A	N/A	55.06
AEVEX Competitors	$8.45 billion	$577.38 million	27.64

AEVEX’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than AEVEX. AEVEX 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.

Profitability

This table compares AEVEX and its rivals’ 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	-303.46%	-30.60%	-4.19%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

49.8% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by institutional investors. 12.2% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by 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.

Summary

AEVEX beats its rivals 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.