Redwire (RDW) versus Its Competitors Head-To-Head Comparison

Redwire (NYSE:RDW) is one of 33 public companies in the “AEROSP/DEFENSE” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Redwire to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Redwire and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Redwire	$304.10 million	-$114.32 million	-7.16
Redwire Competitors	$18.81 billion	$730.78 million	9.70

Redwire’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Redwire. Redwire 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Redwire	-39.31%	N/A	-16.63%
Redwire Competitors	-410.20%	-70.11%	-13.94%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Redwire and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Redwire	0	2	5	0	2.71
Redwire Competitors	392	2127	3303	119	2.53

Redwire currently has a consensus price target of $19.38, suggesting a potential upside of 19.78%. As a group, “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies have a potential upside of 4.87%. Given Redwire’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Redwire is more favorable than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

8.1% of Redwire shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.5% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Redwire shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies are owned by 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

Redwire has a beta of 2.53, indicating that its share price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Redwire’s rivals have a beta of 1.16, indicating that their average share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Redwire rivals beat Redwire on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Redwire

Redwire Corporation provides critical space solutions and space infrastructure for government and commercial customers in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company provides avionics and sensors including star trackers, sun sensors, critical for navigation, and control of spacecraft; camera systems; solar array solutions for spacecraft spanning the spectrum of size, power needs, and orbital location; and strain composite booms, coilable booms, truss structures, telescope baffles, and deployable booms to position sensors or solar arrays away from the spacecraft. It offers software suite that enables digital engineering and generation of high-fidelity, interactive modeling and simulations of individual components, entire spacecraft, and full constellations in a cloud-based environment. In addition, the company microgravity payloads, radio frequency systems, antennas, star trackers, platforms, and in-space manufacturing and biotech facilities. Redwire Corporation is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.