Sypris Solutions (NASDAQ:SYPR – Get Free Report) and Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
44.7% of Sypris Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.8% of Rocket Lab shares are held by institutional investors. 47.9% of Sypris Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Rocket Lab shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Sypris Solutions and Rocket Lab”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sypris Solutions | $119.89 million | 0.33 | -$6.34 million | ($0.47) | -3.69 |
| Rocket Lab | $601.80 million | 50.93 | -$198.21 million | ($0.27) | -189.70 |
Sypris Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rocket Lab. Rocket Lab is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sypris Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Sypris Solutions has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rocket Lab has a beta of 2.93, meaning that its share price is 193% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Sypris Solutions and Rocket Lab’s 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% |
| Rocket Lab | -21.51% | -6.48% | -4.92% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Sypris Solutions and Rocket Lab, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sypris Solutions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Rocket Lab | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 2.83 |
Rocket Lab has a consensus target price of $102.05, indicating a potential upside of 99.24%. Given Rocket Lab’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rocket Lab is more favorable than Sypris Solutions.
Summary
Rocket Lab beats Sypris Solutions on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Sypris Solutions
Sypris Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of truck components, oil and gas pipeline components, and aerospace and defense electronics. It operates through Sypris Technologies and Sypris Electronics segments. The Sypris Technologies segment is involved in selling of forged, machined, welded, and heat-treated steel components primarily for the heavy commercial vehicle and high-pressure energy pipeline applications. The Sypris Electronics segment includes circuit card and full box build manufacturing, high reliability manufacturing, systems assembly and integration, design for manufacturability and design to specification work. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.
About Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a space company, provides launch services and space systems solutions for the space and defense industries. The company provides launch services, spacecraft design services, spacecraft components, spacecraft manufacturing, and other spacecraft and on-orbit management solutions; and constellation management services, as well as designs and manufactures small and medium-class rockets. It also designs, manufactures, and sells Electron, a reusable orbital-class small rocket; and the Photon satellite platforms, as well as developing the Neutron 8-ton payload class launch vehicle; conducts remote launch activities; and designs and manufactures a range of components and subsystems for the Photon family of spacecraft and broader merchant spacecraft components. The company serves commercial, aerospace prime contractors, and government customers. Rocket Lab USA, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Long Beach, California.
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