Financial Survey: Aebi Schmidt (AEBI) and Its Peers

Aebi Schmidt (NASDAQ:AEBI) is one of 436 public companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Aebi Schmidt to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

Aebi Schmidt has a beta of 2.43, indicating that its share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aebi Schmidt’s competitors have a beta of 5.12, indicating that their average share price is 412% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Aebi Schmidt pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Aebi Schmidt pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Machinery” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.8% and pay out 24.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Aebi Schmidt lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Aebi Schmidt and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aebi Schmidt	0	1	2	0	2.67
Aebi Schmidt Competitors	4206	14711	18217	808	2.41

Aebi Schmidt currently has a consensus target price of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 52.19%. As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 35.32%. Given Aebi Schmidt’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Aebi Schmidt is more favorable than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Aebi Schmidt and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aebi Schmidt	$1.95 billion	$9.74 million	34.91
Aebi Schmidt Competitors	$4.66 billion	$364.05 million	4.99

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

Profitability

This table compares Aebi Schmidt and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aebi Schmidt	1.09%	2.59%	1.04%
Aebi Schmidt Competitors	-1,044.19%	-15.05%	0.53%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

51.8% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 39.1% of Aebi Schmidt shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Aebi Schmidt beats its competitors on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About Aebi Schmidt

Aebi Schmidt Holding AG is a provider of mission-critical infrastructure, environmental and agricultural solutions. Aebi Schmidt Holding AG, formerly known as The Shyft Group Inc., is based in NOVI, Mich.