Comparing Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX) and The Competition

Applied Aerospace & Defense (NYSE:AADX) is one of 228 public companies in the “Aerospace & Defense” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Applied Aerospace & Defense to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Applied Aerospace & Defense and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Applied Aerospace & Defense	1	2	5	2	2.80
Applied Aerospace & Defense Competitors	2115	8176	12621	571	2.50

Applied Aerospace & Defense presently has a consensus price target of $23.44, suggesting a potential upside of 121.38%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 30.30%. Given Applied Aerospace & Defense’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Applied Aerospace & Defense is more favorable than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Applied Aerospace & Defense and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Applied Aerospace & Defense	N/A	N/A	N/A
Applied Aerospace & Defense Competitors	-291.75%	-50.68%	-4.73%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Applied Aerospace & Defense and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Applied Aerospace & Defense	$498.76 million	-$17.02 million	-42.36
Applied Aerospace & Defense Competitors	$8.49 billion	$577.54 million	25.40

Applied Aerospace & Defense’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Applied Aerospace & Defense. Applied Aerospace & Defense 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.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

49.5% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

About Applied Aerospace & Defense

Applied Aerospace and Defense Inc. specializes in providing advanced design, engineering and vertically integrated manufacturing solutions for next-generation space and defense technology companies. Its core service offerings include design and analysis, fabrication and assembly and inspection, qualification and testing. Applied Aerospace and Defense Inc. is based in HUNTSVILLE, United States.