Analyzing Aebi Schmidt (AEBI) & Its Competitors

Aebi Schmidt (NASDAQ:AEBI) is one of 434 publicly-traded companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Aebi Schmidt to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

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 2.8% and pay out 27.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Aebi Schmidt lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Aebi Schmidt and its rivals’ 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	-1,936.04%	-9.90%	0.89%

Insider & Institutional 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, 13.8% 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Aebi Schmidt has a beta of 2.43, suggesting that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aebi Schmidt’s rivals have a beta of 4.53, suggesting that their average stock price is 353% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Aebi Schmidt and its rivals, 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	4100	14507	17947	782	2.41

Aebi Schmidt presently has a consensus target price of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.14%. As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 32.82%. Given Aebi Schmidt’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Aebi Schmidt is more favorable than its rivals.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Aebi Schmidt and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aebi Schmidt	$1.53 billion	$9.74 million	37.38
Aebi Schmidt Competitors	$4.72 billion	$356.15 million	-20.08

Aebi Schmidt’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Aebi Schmidt. Aebi Schmidt is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Aebi Schmidt beats its rivals 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.