Nukkleus (DFNS) and Its Competitors Financial Analysis

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

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nukkleus	N/A	$78.55 million	-0.00
Nukkleus Competitors	$8.47 billion	$569.01 million	22.07

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.

Volatility & Risk

Nukkleus has a beta of -6, suggesting that its stock price is 700% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nukkleus’ peers have a beta of 1.31, suggesting that their average stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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	-347.37%	-49.10%	-4.38%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Nukkleus and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nukkleus	1	0	0	1	2.50
Nukkleus Competitors	2162	8279	12805	581	2.50

As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 28.58%. Given Nukkleus’ peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Nukkleus has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

12.5% of Nukkleus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by institutional investors. 11.1% of Nukkleus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Nukkleus peers beat Nukkleus on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Nukkleus Company Profile

Nukkleus, Inc. is a technology-focused holding company that has historically developed and operated digital infrastructure for the financial-services industry. Its activities have included software and services supporting electronic trading, foreign-exchange brokerage operations, payments, risk management and digital-asset transactions. The company’s financial-technology portfolio has included platforms and tools designed to help brokers and other financial institutions manage trading operations, liquidity, client relationships and related back-office functions.