Sypris Solutions (SYPR) vs. Its Competitors Head to Head Survey

Sypris Solutions (NASDAQ:SYPR) is one of 229 publicly-traded companies in the “Aerospace & Defense” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Sypris Solutions to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Sypris Solutions and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sypris Solutions	-9.23%	-67.14%	-9.87%
Sypris Solutions Competitors	-347.37%	-49.14%	-4.39%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sypris Solutions and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sypris Solutions	$119.89 million	-$6.34 million	-2.32
Sypris Solutions Competitors	$8.35 billion	$569.54 million	21.44

Sypris Solutions’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Sypris Solutions. Sypris Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

Sypris Solutions has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sypris Solutions’ competitors have a beta of 1.42, indicating that their average stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Sypris Solutions and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sypris Solutions	1	0	0	0	1.00
Sypris Solutions Competitors	2164	8282	12816	582	2.50

As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 30.15%. Given Sypris Solutions’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sypris Solutions has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

44.7% of Sypris Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by institutional investors. 47.9% of Sypris Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Sypris Solutions competitors beat Sypris Solutions on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

Sypris Solutions Company Profile

Sypris Solutions, Inc. is a diversified manufacturing and engineering company headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Through its operating businesses, the company provides components, assemblies and manufacturing services to customers in the commercial vehicle, automotive, industrial, energy, aerospace and defense markets. Sypris Technologies manufactures forged, machined and assembled components for vehicles and industrial equipment. Its products include drivetrain and transmission components, structural and precision-machined parts, and other specialized components used in commercial vehicles, off-highway equipment, energy systems and related industrial applications.