AEVEX (NYSE:AVEX – Get Free Report) 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 AEVEX to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.
Profitability
This table compares AEVEX and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| AEVEX | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| AEVEX Competitors | -246.56% | -118.18% | -4.60% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
50.1% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by institutional investors. 12.1% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| AEVEX | $596.37 million | N/A | 81.20 |
| AEVEX Competitors | $8.75 billion | $590.34 million | 34.18 |
AEVEX’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than AEVEX. AEVEX is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for AEVEX and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| AEVEX | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2.90 |
| AEVEX Competitors | 2005 | 7954 | 12185 | 530 | 2.50 |
AEVEX presently has a consensus target price of $35.62, indicating a potential upside of 75.49%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 27.12%. Given AEVEX’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe AEVEX is more favorable than its peers.
Summary
AEVEX beats its peers on 7 of the 11 factors compared.
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