Comparing Liberty Defense (DETX) & Its Competitors

Liberty Defense (NASDAQ:DETX) is one of 377 public companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Liberty Defense to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation and risk.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Defense	N/A	N/A	N/A
Liberty Defense Competitors	-203.86%	-151.98%	-7.29%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

43.5% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.3% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Liberty Defense and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Defense	1	0	0	0	1.00
Liberty Defense Competitors	1964	7372	10100	609	2.47

As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 12.83%. Given Liberty Defense’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Liberty Defense has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Liberty Defense and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Defense	$1.50 million	-$14.13 million	-2.19
Liberty Defense Competitors	$4.01 billion	$183.24 million	9.42

Liberty Defense’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Defense. Liberty Defense 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.

Summary

Liberty Defense peers beat Liberty Defense on 9 of the 12 factors compared.

Liberty Defense Company Profile

Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd. provides multi-technology security solutions for concealed weapons detection in high volume foot traffic areas and locations requiring enhanced security such as airports, stadiums, schools and more. Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd. is based in WILMINGTON, Mass.