Cadre (NYSE:CDRE – Get Free Report) is one of 229 public companies in the “Aerospace & Defense” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Cadre to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.
Dividends
Cadre pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Cadre pays out 47.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.1% and pay out 39.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Cadre has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
Profitability
This table compares Cadre and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cadre | 5.26% | 12.02% | 4.80% |
| Cadre Competitors | -286.74% | -46.93% | -4.23% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Cadre and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cadre | $610.31 million | $44.14 million | 37.00 |
| Cadre Competitors | $8.46 billion | $569.54 million | 25.17 |
Cadre’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Cadre. Cadre 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.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
44.0% of Cadre shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by institutional investors. 30.1% of Cadre shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
Cadre has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadre’s competitors have a beta of 1.30, indicating that their average stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Cadre and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cadre | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2.89 |
| Cadre Competitors | 2150 | 8236 | 12723 | 577 | 2.50 |
Cadre currently has a consensus target price of $43.33, indicating a potential upside of 37.80%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 25.06%. Given Cadre’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cadre is more favorable than its competitors.
Summary
Cadre beats its competitors on 10 of the 15 factors compared.
Cadre Company Profile
Cadre Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes safety that provides protection to users in hazardous or life-threatening situations in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Distribution. It offers body armor product, such as concealable, corrections, and tactical armor under the Safariland and Protech Tactical brand names; survival suits, remotely operated vehicles, specialty tools, blast sensors, accessories, and vehicle blast attenuation seats for bomb safety technicians; bomb suits; duty gear, including belts and accessories; and other protective equipment comprising communications gear, forensic and investigation products, firearms cleaning solutions, and crowd control products. The company also offers third-party products, such as uniforms, optics, boots, firearms, and ammunition. It serves first responders, such as state and local law enforcement, fire and rescue, explosive ordnance disposal technicians, emergency medical technicians, fishing, and wildlife enforcement and departments of corrections, as well as federal agencies including the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Corrections, the Department of Energy, Los Alamos National Laboratories, Waste Isolation Plant, and various foreign government agencies. Cadre Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.
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