Satellogic (NASDAQ:SATL – Get Free Report) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Satellogic and Huntington Ingalls Industries”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Satellogic | $31.91 million | 24.16 | -$4.78 million | ($0.82) | -6.12 |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries | $12.48 billion | 0.85 | $605.00 million | $16.78 | 16.13 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Satellogic and Huntington Ingalls Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Satellogic | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2.75 |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 |
Satellogic currently has a consensus target price of $8.90, indicating a potential upside of 77.47%. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a consensus target price of $368.88, indicating a potential upside of 36.28%. Given Satellogic’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Satellogic is more favorable than Huntington Ingalls Industries.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
17.6% of Satellogic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 38.8% of Satellogic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Satellogic and Huntington Ingalls Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Satellogic | -325.65% | 303.84% | 6.01% |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries | 5.01% | 12.89% | 5.26% |
Volatility and Risk
Satellogic has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Huntington Ingalls Industries has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Satellogic beats Huntington Ingalls Industries on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Satellogic
Satellogic Inc. operates as an integrated geospatial company in the Asia Pacific, North America, and internationally. It engages in tasking satellites with monitoring assets and keeping up with their changing reality for government and commercial customers; control satellites on top of specific areas of interest for governments; and sale and support satellites. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay.
About Huntington Ingalls Industries
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. designs, builds, overhauls, and repairs military ships in the United States. It operates through three segments: Ingalls, Newport News, and Mission Technologies. The company is involved in the design and construction of non-nuclear ships comprising amphibious assault ships; expeditionary warfare ships; surface combatants; and national security cutters for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. It also provides nuclear-powered ships, such as aircraft carriers and submarines, as well as refueling and overhaul, and inactivation services of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. In addition, the company offers naval nuclear support services, including fleet services comprising design, construction, maintenance, and disposal activities for in-service the U.S. Navy nuclear ships; and maintenance services on nuclear reactor prototypes. Further, the company provides C5ISR systems and operations; application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to battlefield decisions; defensive and offensive cyberspace strategies and electronic warfare; live, virtual, and constructive solutions; unmanned, autonomous systems; and fleet sustainment; and critical nuclear operations. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Newport News, Virginia.
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