Redwire (RDW) Competitors

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

Does the media favor RDW or SWBI?

In the previous week, Smith & Wesson Brands had 3 more articles in the media than Redwire. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Smith & Wesson Brands and 6 mentions for Redwire. Redwire's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Smith & Wesson Brands' score of 0.78 indicating that Redwire is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts recommend RDW or SWBI?

Redwire presently has a consensus price target of $10.13, indicating a potential downside of 31.17%. Smith & Wesson Brands has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.85%. Given Smith & Wesson Brands' 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)	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

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 & 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 2.17, suggesting that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smith & Wesson Brands has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & 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	$243.80M	4.01	-$27.26M	-$1.21	-12.16
Smith & Wesson Brands	$535.83M	0.85	$39.61M	$0.78	13.24

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%

Summary

Smith & Wesson Brands beats Redwire on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.