Analyzing AEVEX (AVEX) and The Competition

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

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	-305.55%	-31.46%	-4.73%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

49.4% 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
AEVEX	N/A	N/A	51.66
AEVEX Competitors	$8.42 billion	$572.47 million	26.95

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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for AEVEX and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AEVEX	1	2	9	0	2.67
AEVEX Competitors	2076	8039	12368	542	2.49

AEVEX presently has a consensus target price of $33.89, indicating a potential upside of 105.01%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 30.09%. Given AEVEX’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe AEVEX is more favorable than its rivals.

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.