Head-To-Head Analysis: Duke Robotics (DUKR) & The Competition

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

50.1% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by institutional investors. 23.5% of Duke Robotics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Duke Robotics and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Duke Robotics	1	0	1	0	2.00
Duke Robotics Competitors	2029	7996	12319	537	2.50

Duke Robotics presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 117.00%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 26.86%. Given Duke Robotics’ higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Duke Robotics is more favorable than its rivals.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Duke Robotics and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Duke Robotics	$380,000.00	-$1.24 million	-22.12
Duke Robotics Competitors	$8.48 billion	$577.31 million	29.21

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

Risk and Volatility

Duke Robotics has a beta of 2.2, meaning that its share price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duke Robotics’ rivals have a beta of 1.29, meaning that their average share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Duke Robotics and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Duke Robotics	N/A	-5,930.71%	-209.30%
Duke Robotics Competitors	-304.51%	-30.57%	-4.27%

Summary

Duke Robotics rivals beat Duke Robotics on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Duke Robotics

Duke Robotics Corp (Nasdaq: DUKR) is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida–based company that develops advanced stabilization and autonomous robotic drone systems for both civilian and defense markets. On the civilian side, its Insulator Cleaning Drone (IC Drone) is a drone-enabled system for cleaning and monitoring high-voltage electric utility insulators, and its AEROTRACE platform uses AI-powered aerial monitoring to help infrastructure operators assess assets and prioritize maintenance. In defense, the company holds the intellectual property behind the Bird of Prey, a fully stabilized remote weapon system designed for non-line-of-sight and stand-off engagements, which is marketed by Elbit Systems Land Ltd. under the brand name Bird of Prey (formerly known as TIKAD).