Redwire (RDW) & Its Peers Critical Contrast

Redwire (NYSE:RDW) is one of 33 publicly-traded companies in the “AEROSP/DEFENSE” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Redwire to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Redwire	$304.10 million	-$114.32 million	-6.82
Redwire Competitors	$18.82 billion	$730.78 million	9.79

Redwire’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Redwire. Redwire 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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

8.1% of Redwire shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.5% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Redwire shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Redwire	-39.31%	N/A	-16.63%
Redwire Competitors	-410.26%	-70.28%	-14.00%

Risk & Volatility

Redwire has a beta of 2.54, suggesting that its share price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Redwire’s competitors have a beta of 1.20, suggesting that their average share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Redwire and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Redwire	0	2	5	0	2.71
Redwire Competitors	392	2130	3304	120	2.53

Redwire currently has a consensus target price of $19.38, indicating a potential upside of 25.69%. As a group, “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies have a potential upside of 2.39%. Given Redwire’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Redwire is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Redwire competitors beat Redwire on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Redwire

Redwire Corporation provides critical space solutions and space infrastructure for government and commercial customers in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company provides avionics and sensors including star trackers, sun sensors, critical for navigation, and control of spacecraft; camera systems; solar array solutions for spacecraft spanning the spectrum of size, power needs, and orbital location; and strain composite booms, coilable booms, truss structures, telescope baffles, and deployable booms to position sensors or solar arrays away from the spacecraft. It offers software suite that enables digital engineering and generation of high-fidelity, interactive modeling and simulations of individual components, entire spacecraft, and full constellations in a cloud-based environment. In addition, the company microgravity payloads, radio frequency systems, antennas, star trackers, platforms, and in-space manufacturing and biotech facilities. Redwire Corporation is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.