Head-To-Head Comparison: Redwire (RDW) vs. Its Competitors

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

Volatility and Risk

Redwire has a beta of 2.54, meaning that its stock price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Redwire’s rivals have a beta of 1.20, meaning that their average stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

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%	-70.19%	-13.98%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Redwire and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Redwire	0	2	6	0	2.75
Redwire Competitors	393	2144	3333	121	2.53

Redwire presently has a consensus target price of $19.61, indicating a potential upside of 1.07%. As a group, “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies have a potential upside of 2.07%. Given Redwire’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Redwire has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Redwire	$304.10 million	-$114.32 million	-8.58
Redwire Competitors	$18.93 billion	$730.78 million	9.49

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.

Summary

Redwire rivals beat Redwire on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Redwire Company Profile

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.