Comparing Duke Robotics (DUKR) & Its Peers

Duke Robotics (NASDAQ:DUKR) is one of 229 public 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 institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Duke Robotics and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Duke Robotics	$383,000.00	-$1.24 million	-4.64
Duke Robotics Competitors	$8.47 billion	$569.01 million	25.74

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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Duke Robotics and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Duke Robotics	1	0	1	0	2.00
Duke Robotics Competitors	2156	8261	12768	580	2.50

Duke Robotics currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 285.85%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 28.24%. Given Duke Robotics’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Duke Robotics is more favorable than its rivals.

Volatility & Risk

Duke Robotics has a beta of 2.32, meaning that its stock price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duke Robotics’ rivals have a beta of 1.31, meaning that their average stock price is 31% 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	-146.36%	-86.13%
Duke Robotics Competitors	-278.66%	-46.60%	-4.00%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

49.5% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by institutional investors. 23.5% of Duke Robotics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Duke Robotics rivals 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).