Contrasting Aebi Schmidt (AEBI) and Its Peers

Aebi Schmidt (NASDAQ:AEBI) is one of 434 public companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Aebi Schmidt to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

52.2% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 39.1% of Aebi Schmidt shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Aebi Schmidt pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Aebi Schmidt pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Machinery” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.4% and pay out 27.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Aebi Schmidt lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aebi Schmidt	1.09%	2.59%	1.04%
Aebi Schmidt Competitors	-1,946.96%	-10.16%	0.86%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Aebi Schmidt and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aebi Schmidt	$1.53 billion	$9.74 million	39.28
Aebi Schmidt Competitors	$4.52 billion	$346.86 million	-21.79

Aebi Schmidt’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Aebi Schmidt. Aebi Schmidt is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

Aebi Schmidt has a beta of 2.43, meaning that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aebi Schmidt’s competitors have a beta of 4.53, meaning that their average stock price is 353% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Aebi Schmidt and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aebi Schmidt	0	1	2	0	2.67
Aebi Schmidt Competitors	4081	14480	17895	777	2.41

Aebi Schmidt presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.24%. As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 33.22%. Given Aebi Schmidt’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Aebi Schmidt is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Aebi Schmidt beats its competitors on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About Aebi Schmidt

Aebi Schmidt Holding AG is a provider of mission-critical infrastructure, environmental and agricultural solutions. Aebi Schmidt Holding AG, formerly known as The Shyft Group Inc., is based in NOVI, Mich.