Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) Competitors

Redwire (NYSE:RDW) and Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RDW or SWBI?

Smith & Wesson Brands received 7 more outperform votes than Redwire when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.97% of users gave Redwire an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Smith & Wesson Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Redwire	Outperform Votes 20 68.97%	Underperform Votes 9 31.03%
Smith & Wesson Brands	Outperform Votes 27 50.00%	Underperform Votes 27 50.00%

Does the media favor RDW or SWBI?

In the previous week, Redwire had 6 more articles in the media than Smith & Wesson Brands. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Redwire and 4 mentions for Smith & Wesson Brands. Smith & Wesson Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Redwire's score of -0.26 indicating that Smith & Wesson Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Redwire	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Smith & Wesson Brands	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RDW or SWBI?

8.1% of Redwire shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of Smith & Wesson Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Redwire shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Smith & Wesson Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate RDW or SWBI?

Redwire currently has a consensus price target of $7.95, indicating a potential downside of 6.58%. Smith & Wesson Brands has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.88%. Given Smith & Wesson Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Smith & Wesson Brands is more favorable than Redwire.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Redwire	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Smith & Wesson Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is RDW or SWBI more profitable?

Smith & Wesson Brands has a net margin of 6.74% compared to Redwire's net margin of -13.95%. Smith & Wesson Brands' return on equity of 9.20% beat Redwire's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Redwire	-13.95%	N/A	-11.99%
Smith & Wesson Brands	6.74%	9.20%	6.12%

Which has more volatility and risk, RDW or SWBI?

Redwire has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smith & Wesson Brands has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, RDW or SWBI?

Smith & Wesson Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Redwire. Redwire is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smith & Wesson Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Redwire	$292M	1.94	-$27.26M	-$0.98	-8.68
Smith & Wesson Brands	$535.83M	1.10	$39.61M	$0.74	17.77

Summary

Smith & Wesson Brands beats Redwire on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.