Sidus Space (NASDAQ:SIDU – Get Free Report) and StandardAero (NYSE:SARO – Get Free Report) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Sidus Space and StandardAero, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sidus Space | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| StandardAero | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2.30 |
StandardAero has a consensus price target of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.15%. Given StandardAero’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe StandardAero is more favorable than Sidus Space.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sidus Space | $4.67 million | 34.47 | -$17.52 million | ($1.29) | -1.88 |
| StandardAero | $5.24 billion | 1.95 | $10.97 million | $0.55 | 55.62 |
StandardAero has higher revenue and earnings than Sidus Space. Sidus Space is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than StandardAero, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Sidus Space and StandardAero’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sidus Space | -655.33% | -116.44% | -67.25% |
| StandardAero | 3.15% | 9.63% | 3.69% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
17.9% of Sidus Space shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Sidus Space shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of StandardAero shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
Sidus Space has a beta of -1.64, meaning that its share price is 264% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StandardAero has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
StandardAero beats Sidus Space on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Sidus Space
Sidus Space, Inc., a space-as-a-service company, engages in the design, manufacture, launch, and data collection of commercial satellite worldwide. Its space services include satellite/space hardware manufacturing; Low Earth Orbit (LEO) launch and deployment services; and space-based geospatial intel, imagery, and data analytics. The company also provides platforms, such as External Flight Test Platform (EFTP) which offers multiple industries to develop, test, and fly experiments, hardware, materials, and advanced electronics on the ISS at a reduced cost and schedule; LizzieSat; Space Station Integrated Kinetic Launcher for Orbital Payload Systems; and Phoenix Deployer. In addition, it offers aerospace and defense manufacturing services, including 3D printing; mechanical/electrical assembly and test; design engineering; and program management comprising of supply chain management, customer requirement compliance, logistics and configuration management, resource and budget control, and schedule. It serves commercial space, aerospace, and defense industries, as well as government and commercial customers. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Merritt Island, Florida. Sidus Space, Inc. is a subsidiary of Craig Technical Consulting, Inc.
About StandardAero
StandardAero, Inc. provides aerospace engine aftermarket services for fixed and rotary wing aircraft in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Rest of Europe, Asia, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Engine Services and Component Repair Services. The Engine Services segment provides a suite of aftermarket services, including maintenance, repair and overhaul, on-wing and field service support, asset management, and engineering and related solutions to customers in the commercial aerospace, military and helicopter, and business aviation end markets. The Component Repair Services segment offers engine component and accessory repairs to the commercial aerospace, military and helicopter, land and marine, and oil and gas end markets. The company was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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