Ballistic Recovery (OTCMKTS:BRSI) and Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY) Critical Review

Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY) and Ballistic Recovery (OTCMKTS:BRSI) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Teledyne Technologies and Ballistic Recovery, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teledyne Technologies	0	3	6	0	2.67
Ballistic Recovery	0	0	0	0	0.00

Teledyne Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $627.88, indicating a potential downside of 1.98%. Given Ballistic Recovery’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ballistic Recovery is more favorable than Teledyne Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Teledyne Technologies and Ballistic Recovery’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teledyne Technologies	14.63%	10.08%	6.85%
Ballistic Recovery	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Teledyne Technologies and Ballistic Recovery”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Teledyne Technologies	$6.12 billion	4.92	$894.80 million	$18.91	33.87
Ballistic Recovery	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Teledyne Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Ballistic Recovery.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.6% of Teledyne Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Teledyne Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.3% of Ballistic Recovery shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Teledyne Technologies beats Ballistic Recovery on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Teledyne Technologies

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets in the United States and internationally. Its Digital Imaging segment provides visible spectrum sensors and digital cameras; and infrared, ultraviolet, visible, and X-ray spectra; as well as micro electromechanical systems and semiconductors, including analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters. This segment also offers cooled and uncooled infrared or thermal products, including sensors, camera cores, and camera systems; high-resolution, low-dose X-ray sensors, high-power microwave, and high-energy X-ray subsystems; and instruments for the measurement of physical properties and maritime products; as well as develops and manufactures multi-spectrum electro-optic/infrared imaging systems and associated products, such as lasers, optics, and radars, CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive detectors), and unmanned air and ground systems. The company's Instrumentation segment offers monitoring, control, and electronic test and measurement equipment; and power and communications connectivity devices for distributed instrumentation systems and sensor networks. The company's Aerospace and Defense Electronics segment provides electronic components and subsystems, data acquisition and communications components and equipment, harsh environment interconnects, general aviation batteries, and other components; and onboard avionics systems and ground-based applications, aircraft data and connectivity solutions, hardware systems, and software applications. Its Engineered Systems segment offers systems engineering and integration, technology development, and manufacturing solutions for defense, space, environmental, and energy applications; and designs and manufactures electrochemical energy systems and electronics for military applications. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.

About Ballistic Recovery

Ballistic Recovery Systems Inc. develops and commercializes parachute systems in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Aviation, Defense, and Space. The Aviation segment designs, tests, and produces whole-aircraft emergency recovery parachute systems for the general aviation and recreational aircraft industries. The Defense segment designs, tests, and produces personnel parachute systems, precision guided aerial delivery systems, and cargo and whole-aircraft emergency recovery parachutes used in unmanned aerial vehicles and training aircrafts. The Space segment designs, tests, and produces entry, descent, and landing systems for various space applications, as well as manned and un-manned, planetary, and terrestrial space applications. The company also provides safety apparel. Ballistic Recovery Systems Inc. was founded in 1980 and is based in South Saint Paul, Minnesota.