Redwire (RDW) Competitors

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

Which has higher 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	$298.03M	3.10	-$27.26M	-$1.21	-11.48
Smith & Wesson Brands	$514.65M	0.86	$39.61M	$0.78	12.87

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RDW or SWBI?

Smith & Wesson Brands received 4 more outperform votes than Redwire when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.88% of users gave Redwire an outperform vote while only 48.21% of users gave Smith & Wesson Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Redwire	Outperform Votes 23 71.88%	Underperform Votes 9 28.13%
Smith & Wesson Brands	Outperform Votes 27 48.21%	Underperform Votes 29 51.79%

Does the media refer more to RDW or SWBI?

In the previous week, Redwire had 6 more articles in the media than Smith & Wesson Brands. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Redwire and 0 mentions for Smith & Wesson Brands. Redwire's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Smith & Wesson Brands' score of 0.00 indicating that Redwire is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Redwire	Positive
Smith & Wesson Brands	Neutral

Is RDW or SWBI more profitable?

Smith & Wesson Brands has a net margin of 7.00% compared to Redwire's net margin of -18.60%. Smith & Wesson Brands' return on equity of 8.78% beat Redwire's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Redwire	-18.60%	N/A	-12.89%
Smith & Wesson Brands	7.00%	8.78%	5.79%

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

Which has more risk and volatility, RDW or SWBI?

Redwire has a beta of 2.25, meaning that its share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smith & Wesson Brands has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer RDW or SWBI?

Redwire presently has a consensus price target of $10.13, indicating a potential downside of 27.11%. Smith & Wesson Brands has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.48%. Given Smith & Wesson Brands' higher probable 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)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Smith & Wesson Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Smith & Wesson Brands beats Redwire on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.