Astronics (ATROB) & Its Rivals Head-To-Head Review

Profitability

This table compares Astronics and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Astronics	-0.43%	18.45%	7.29%
Astronics Competitors	-42.24%	-0.43%	3.43%

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Astronics	$795.43 million	-$16.22 million	-294.25
Astronics Competitors	$3.48 billion	$265.08 million	91.34

Astronics’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Astronics. Astronics 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.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

65.1% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEF EQ” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of Astronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEF EQ” companies are held 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.

Volatility & Risk

Astronics has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Astronics’ rivals have a beta of 0.99, indicating that their average share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Astronics beats its rivals on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

Astronics Company Profile

Astronics Corporation, through its subsidiaries, designs and manufactures products for the aerospace, defense, and electronics industries in the United States, rest of North America, Asia, Europe, South America, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Aerospace and Test Systems. The Aerospace segment offers lighting and safety systems, electrical power generation systems, distribution and seat motions systems, aircraft structures, avionics products, system certification, and other products. This segment serves airframe manufacturers (OEM) that build aircraft for the commercial, military, and general aviation markets; suppliers to OEMs; and aircraft operators, such as airlines; suppliers to the aircraft operators; and branches of the U.S. Department of Defense. The Test Systems segment designs, develops, manufactures, and maintains automated test systems that support the aerospace and defense, and mass transit industries, as well as training and simulation devices for commercial and military applications. It serves OEMs and prime government contractors for electronics and military products. Astronics Corporation was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in East Aurora, New York.