Aebi Schmidt (AEBI) & Its Peers Head-To-Head Review

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, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and valuation.

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%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Aebi Schmidt and its competitors gross 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 & Volatility

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Aebi Schmidt and its competitors, as reported 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 probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Aebi Schmidt is more favorable than its competitors.

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.

Summary

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

Aebi Schmidt Company Profile

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.