Aebi Schmidt (NASDAQ:AEBI – Get Free Report) is one of 434 publicly-traded companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Aebi Schmidt to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Risk & Volatility
Aebi Schmidt has a beta of 2.43, indicating that its stock 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 stock price is 353% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
52.2% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by institutional investors. 39.1% of Aebi Schmidt shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings 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.
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% |
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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Aebi Schmidt and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.
| 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 currently has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating 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 possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Aebi Schmidt is more favorable than its competitors.
Summary
Aebi Schmidt beats its competitors on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
About Aebi Schmidt
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.
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