Reviewing Sypris Solutions (SYPR) & Its Peers

Sypris Solutions (NASDAQ:SYPR) is one of 229 public companies in the “Aerospace & Defense” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Sypris Solutions to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sypris Solutions and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sypris Solutions	$119.89 million	-$6.34 million	-2.64
Sypris Solutions Competitors	$8.43 billion	$569.01 million	24.67

Sypris Solutions’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Sypris Solutions. Sypris Solutions 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.

Profitability

This table compares Sypris Solutions and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sypris Solutions	-9.23%	-67.14%	-9.87%
Sypris Solutions Competitors	-278.66%	-46.60%	-4.00%

Risk & Volatility

Sypris Solutions has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sypris Solutions’ competitors have a beta of 1.31, suggesting that their average share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Sypris Solutions and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sypris Solutions	1	0	0	0	1.00
Sypris Solutions Competitors	2156	8258	12757	580	2.50

As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 32.06%. Given Sypris Solutions’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sypris Solutions has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

44.7% of Sypris Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by institutional investors. 47.9% of Sypris Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Sypris Solutions competitors beat Sypris Solutions on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

About Sypris Solutions

Sypris Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of truck components, oil and gas pipeline components, and aerospace and defense electronics. It operates through Sypris Technologies and Sypris Electronics segments. The Sypris Technologies segment is involved in selling of forged, machined, welded, and heat-treated steel components primarily for the heavy commercial vehicle and high-pressure energy pipeline applications. The Sypris Electronics segment includes circuit card and full box build manufacturing, high reliability manufacturing, systems assembly and integration, design for manufacturability and design to specification work. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.