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 media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, profitability and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RDW or SWBI?

Redwire and Smith & Wesson Brands both received 29 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 74.36% 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 29 74.36%	Underperform Votes 10 25.64%
Smith & Wesson Brands	Outperform Votes 29 50.00%	Underperform Votes 29 50.00%

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%

Which has more volatility and risk, RDW or SWBI?

Redwire has a beta of 2.33, meaning that its stock price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smith & Wesson Brands has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to RDW or SWBI?

In the previous week, Redwire had 10 more articles in the media than Smith & Wesson Brands. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Redwire and 2 mentions for Smith & Wesson Brands. Smith & Wesson Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Redwire's score of 1.04 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Smith & Wesson Brands	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate RDW or SWBI?

Redwire currently has a consensus price target of $17.71, suggesting a potential upside of 56.36%. Smith & Wesson Brands has a consensus price target of $12.75, suggesting a potential upside of 33.16%. Given Redwire's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Redwire is more favorable than Smith & Wesson Brands.

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)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	$304.10M	2.48	-$27.26M	-$2.34	-4.84
Smith & Wesson Brands	$493.05M	0.85	$39.61M	$0.65	14.73

Summary

Smith & Wesson Brands beats Redwire on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.