Contrasting ATI (NYSE:ATI) & Duke Robotics (NASDAQ:DUKR)

ATI (NYSE:ATI) and Duke Robotics (NASDAQ:DUKR) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for ATI and Duke Robotics, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ATI	0	1	9	1	3.00
Duke Robotics	1	0	1	0	2.00

ATI presently has a consensus target price of $222.22, indicating a potential upside of 26.75%. Duke Robotics has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 298.67%. Given Duke Robotics’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Duke Robotics is more favorable than ATI.

Volatility & Risk

ATI has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duke Robotics has a beta of 2.32, meaning that its stock price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ATI and Duke Robotics”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ATI	$4.59 billion	5.19	$404.30 million	$4.00	43.83
Duke Robotics	$380,000.00	27.17	-$1.24 million	($0.67)	-4.49

ATI has higher revenue and earnings than Duke Robotics. Duke Robotics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ATI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares ATI and Duke Robotics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ATI	11.08%	32.30%	11.84%
Duke Robotics	N/A	-146.36%	-86.13%

Summary

ATI beats Duke Robotics on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ATI

ATI Inc. produces and sells specialty materials and complex components worldwide. It operates in two segments: High Performance Materials & Components (HPMC) and Advanced Alloys & Solutions (AA&S). The HPMC segment produces various materials, including titanium and titanium-based alloys, nickel- and cobalt-based alloys and superalloys, metallic powder alloys, advanced powder alloys and other specialty materials, in long product forms, such as ingot, billet, bar, rod, wire, shapes and rectangles, and seamless tubes, as well as precision forgings, components, and machined parts. The AA&S segment produces zirconium and related alloys, including hafnium and niobium, nickel-based alloys, titanium and titanium-based alloys, and specialty alloys in a variety of forms, such as plate, sheet, and precision rolled strip products. It also provides hot-rolling conversion services, including carbon steel products. ATI Inc. serves to aerospace and defense, energy, automotive, construction and mining, food equipment and appliances, and medical markets. The company was formerly known as Allegheny Technologies Incorporated. ATI Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

About Duke Robotics

Duke Robotics Corp (Nasdaq: DUKR) is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida–based company that develops advanced stabilization and autonomous robotic drone systems for both civilian and defense markets. On the civilian side, its Insulator Cleaning Drone (IC Drone) is a drone-enabled system for cleaning and monitoring high-voltage electric utility insulators, and its AEROTRACE platform uses AI-powered aerial monitoring to help infrastructure operators assess assets and prioritize maintenance. In defense, the company holds the intellectual property behind the Bird of Prey, a fully stabilized remote weapon system designed for non-line-of-sight and stand-off engagements, which is marketed by Elbit Systems Land Ltd. under the brand name Bird of Prey (formerly known as TIKAD).