Financial Contrast: EVE (EVEX) vs. Its Peers

EVE (NYSE:EVEX) is one of 33 publicly-traded companies in the “AEROSP/DEFENSE” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare EVE to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares EVE and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EVE	N/A	-138.86%	-57.79%
EVE Competitors	-410.26%	-70.31%	-14.00%

Volatility & Risk

EVE has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EVE’s rivals have a beta of 1.20, indicating that their average stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.3% of EVE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.5% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of EVE shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares EVE and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
EVE	N/A	-$138.17 million	-13.02
EVE Competitors	$18.81 billion	$730.78 million	9.74

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for EVE and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EVE	0	1	3	0	2.75
EVE Competitors	393	2138	3325	121	2.53

EVE presently has a consensus price target of $6.67, indicating a potential downside of 6.92%. As a group, “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies have a potential upside of 1.57%. Given EVE’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe EVE has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

EVE rivals beat EVE on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

EVE Company Profile

Eve Holding, Inc. is a special purpose acquisition company focused on the aviation sector. The company was founded on 7th August, 2020 and is headquartered in Melbourne, FL.