Nukkleus (DFNS) vs. The Competition Head to Head Comparison

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

Risk & Volatility

Nukkleus has a beta of -6, meaning that its share price is 700% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nukkleus’ peers have a beta of 1.32, meaning that their average share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

12.5% of Nukkleus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of Nukkleus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Nukkleus and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nukkleus	1	0	0	1	2.50
Nukkleus Competitors	2152	8250	12739	579	2.50

As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 29.00%. Given Nukkleus’ peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nukkleus has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nukkleus	$5.91 million	$78.55 million	-0.01
Nukkleus Competitors	$8.44 billion	$569.54 million	24.94

Nukkleus’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Nukkleus. Nukkleus 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nukkleus	N/A	N/A	-26.92%
Nukkleus Competitors	-278.26%	-46.47%	-4.05%

Summary

Nukkleus peers beat Nukkleus on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

About Nukkleus

Nukkleus Inc., a financial technology company, provides blockchain-enabled technology solutions worldwide. It focuses on providing software and technology solutions for retail foreign exchange trading industry. The company provides transactions platform for dealing and risk management services. It also offers cross-border payment and transactions solutions and blockchain-enabled financial services solutions to institutional investors. In addition, the company provides software, technology, customer sales and marketing, and risk management technology hardware and software solutions. Nukkleus Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.