Analyzing Duke Robotics (DUKR) and The Competition

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Duke Robotics	N/A	-5,930.71%	-167.71%
Duke Robotics Competitors	-246.48%	-118.02%	-4.62%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Duke Robotics and its peers, 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	1996	7930	12157	530	2.50

Duke Robotics currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 129.45%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 34.84%. Given Duke Robotics’ higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Duke Robotics is more favorable than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Duke Robotics	$380,000.00	-$1.24 million	-20.92
Duke Robotics Competitors	$8.62 billion	$589.15 million	26.16

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

50.1% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by institutional investors. 23.5% of Duke Robotics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Duke Robotics has a beta of 2.17, meaning that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duke Robotics’ peers have a beta of 1.25, meaning that their average share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

Duke Robotics Company Profile

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).