Reviewing Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX) & Its Rivals

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Applied Aerospace & Defense and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Applied Aerospace & Defense	1	2	5	2	2.80
Applied Aerospace & Defense Competitors	2116	8177	12630	572	2.50

Applied Aerospace & Defense presently has a consensus target price of $23.44, indicating a potential upside of 139.23%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 32.00%. Given Applied Aerospace & Defense’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Applied Aerospace & Defense is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Applied Aerospace & Defense and its rivals’ 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%

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Applied Aerospace & Defense and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Applied Aerospace & Defense	$681.49 million	-$17.02 million	-39.20
Applied Aerospace & Defense Competitors	$8.50 billion	$577.54 million	24.80

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

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.