Firefly Aerospace (FLY) Competitors

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FLY vs. YSS, RDW, VOYG, SWBI, and POWW

Should you be buying Firefly Aerospace stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Firefly Aerospace include York Space Systems (YSS), Redwire (RDW), Voyager Technologies (VOYG), Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI), and Outdoor (POWW). These companies are all part of the "defense" industry.

How does Firefly Aerospace compare to York Space Systems?

York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) and Firefly Aerospace (NASDAQ:FLY) are both mid-cap manufacturing companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation and risk.

York Space Systems has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Firefly Aerospace's net margin of -181.16%. York Space Systems' return on equity of 0.00% beat Firefly Aerospace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
York Space Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A
Firefly Aerospace	-181.16%	-40.96%	-18.90%

In the previous week, Firefly Aerospace had 14 more articles in the media than York Space Systems. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Firefly Aerospace and 7 mentions for York Space Systems. York Space Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Firefly Aerospace's score of 0.60 indicating that York Space Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
York Space Systems	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Firefly Aerospace	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

York Space Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Firefly Aerospace.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
York Space Systems	$386.20M	10.57	N/A	N/A	N/A
Firefly Aerospace	$159.85M	37.31	-$298.34M	-$8.15	N/A

York Space Systems currently has a consensus price target of $36.40, indicating a potential upside of 13.82%. Firefly Aerospace has a consensus price target of $40.56, indicating a potential upside of 8.98%. Given York Space Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe York Space Systems is more favorable than Firefly Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
York Space Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Firefly Aerospace	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Summary

York Space Systems beats Firefly Aerospace on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Firefly Aerospace compare to Redwire?

Redwire (NYSE:RDW) and Firefly Aerospace (NASDAQ:FLY) are both mid-cap defense companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Redwire presently has a consensus target price of $14.22, indicating a potential upside of 28.46%. Firefly Aerospace has a consensus target price of $40.56, indicating a potential upside of 8.98%. Given Redwire's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Redwire is more favorable than Firefly Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Redwire	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Firefly Aerospace	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Redwire has higher revenue and earnings than Firefly Aerospace. Firefly Aerospace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Redwire, 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	$370.96M	5.73	-$226.55M	-$2.68	N/A
Firefly Aerospace	$159.85M	37.31	-$298.34M	-$8.15	N/A

Redwire has a net margin of -80.90% compared to Firefly Aerospace's net margin of -181.16%. Redwire's return on equity of -11.68% beat Firefly Aerospace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Redwire	-80.90%	-11.68%	-7.86%
Firefly Aerospace	-181.16%	-40.96%	-18.90%

In the previous week, Firefly Aerospace had 1 more articles in the media than Redwire. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Firefly Aerospace and 20 mentions for Redwire. Firefly Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Redwire's score of 0.18 indicating that Firefly Aerospace 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Firefly Aerospace	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

8.1% of Redwire shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Redwire shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of Firefly Aerospace shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Redwire beats Firefly Aerospace on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Firefly Aerospace compare to Voyager Technologies?

Voyager Technologies (NYSE:VOYG) and Firefly Aerospace (NASDAQ:FLY) are both manufacturing companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Voyager Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $40.64, indicating a potential upside of 41.88%. Firefly Aerospace has a consensus target price of $40.56, indicating a potential upside of 8.98%. Given Voyager Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Voyager Technologies is more favorable than Firefly Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Voyager Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
Firefly Aerospace	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Voyager Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Firefly Aerospace. Voyager Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Firefly Aerospace, 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
Voyager Technologies	$167.16M	9.17	-$104.81M	-$2.78	N/A
Firefly Aerospace	$159.85M	37.31	-$298.34M	-$8.15	N/A

Voyager Technologies has a net margin of -72.90% compared to Firefly Aerospace's net margin of -181.16%. Voyager Technologies' return on equity of -18.42% beat Firefly Aerospace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Voyager Technologies	-72.90%	-18.42%	-10.64%
Firefly Aerospace	-181.16%	-40.96%	-18.90%

In the previous week, Firefly Aerospace had 12 more articles in the media than Voyager Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Firefly Aerospace and 9 mentions for Voyager Technologies. Firefly Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Voyager Technologies' score of 0.53 indicating that Firefly Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Voyager Technologies	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Firefly Aerospace	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Voyager Technologies beats Firefly Aerospace on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Firefly Aerospace compare to Smith & Wesson Brands?

Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI) and Firefly Aerospace (NASDAQ:FLY) are both defense companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

59.3% of Smith & Wesson Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Smith & Wesson Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of Firefly Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Smith & Wesson Brands presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.83%. Firefly Aerospace has a consensus price target of $40.56, suggesting a potential upside of 8.98%. Given Firefly Aerospace's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Firefly Aerospace is more favorable than Smith & Wesson Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smith & Wesson Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Firefly Aerospace	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Smith & Wesson Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Firefly Aerospace. Firefly Aerospace 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
Smith & Wesson Brands	$474.66M	1.35	$13.43M	$0.23	62.64
Firefly Aerospace	$159.85M	37.31	-$298.34M	-$8.15	N/A

Smith & Wesson Brands has a net margin of 2.24% compared to Firefly Aerospace's net margin of -181.16%. Smith & Wesson Brands' return on equity of 3.07% beat Firefly Aerospace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smith & Wesson Brands	2.24%	3.07%	2.04%
Firefly Aerospace	-181.16%	-40.96%	-18.90%

In the previous week, Firefly Aerospace had 20 more articles in the media than Smith & Wesson Brands. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Firefly Aerospace and 1 mentions for Smith & Wesson Brands. Smith & Wesson Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Firefly Aerospace's score of 0.60 indicating that Smith & Wesson Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Smith & Wesson Brands	Very Positive
Firefly Aerospace	Positive

Summary

Smith & Wesson Brands beats Firefly Aerospace on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Firefly Aerospace compare to Outdoor?

Outdoor (NASDAQ:POWW) and Firefly Aerospace (NASDAQ:FLY) are both defense companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.

In the previous week, Firefly Aerospace had 20 more articles in the media than Outdoor. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Firefly Aerospace and 1 mentions for Outdoor. Outdoor's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Firefly Aerospace's score of 0.60 indicating that Outdoor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Outdoor	Very Positive
Firefly Aerospace	Positive

Outdoor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Firefly Aerospace. Firefly Aerospace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Outdoor, 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
Outdoor	$49.40M	4.64	-$130.83M	$0.04	48.88
Firefly Aerospace	$159.85M	37.31	-$298.34M	-$8.15	N/A

26.4% of Outdoor shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.0% of Outdoor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of Firefly Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Outdoor presently has a consensus price target of $2.40, suggesting a potential upside of 22.76%. Firefly Aerospace has a consensus price target of $40.56, suggesting a potential upside of 8.98%. Given Outdoor's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Outdoor is more favorable than Firefly Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Outdoor	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Firefly Aerospace	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Outdoor has a net margin of -161.16% compared to Firefly Aerospace's net margin of -181.16%. Outdoor's return on equity of -8.65% beat Firefly Aerospace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Outdoor	-161.16%	-8.65%	-7.16%
Firefly Aerospace	-181.16%	-40.96%	-18.90%

Summary

Outdoor beats Firefly Aerospace on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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FLY vs. The Competition

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Metric	Firefly Aerospace	Guided Missiles And Space Vehicles And Parts Industry	Manufacturing Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$5.98B	$3.96B	$4.26B	$12.14B
Dividend Yield	N/A	N/A	5.78%	5.23%
P/E Ratio	-4.58	N/A	23.47	25.38
Price / Sales	37.31	19.31	151.75	75.53
Price / Cash	N/A	N/A	49.53	36.29
Price / Book	4.98	4.35	36.69	6.65
Net Income	-$298.34M	-$201.58M	$114.78M	$333.19M
7 Day Performance	18.07%	9.99%	0.46%	-0.55%
1 Month Performance	-0.87%	-1.06%	4.48%	7.66%
1 Year Performance	N/A	N/A	20.15%	35.65%

Firefly Aerospace Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
FLY Firefly Aerospace	2.5939 of 5 stars	$37.22 -2.7%	$40.56 +9.0%	N/A	$5.98B	$159.85M	N/A	1,409	Analyst Downgrade Gap Down
YSS York Space Systems	N/A	$31.95 -3.7%	$36.40 +13.9%	N/A	$4.08B	$386.20M	N/A	670	Upcoming Earnings Gap Down
RDW Redwire	3.2523 of 5 stars	$9.34 +1.6%	$13.89 +48.7%	+7.2%	$1.79B	$335.38M	N/A	1,410	Earnings Report Analyst Forecast Options Volume Gap Down
VOYG Voyager Technologies	3.1664 of 5 stars	$26.48 +0.3%	$40.64 +53.5%	N/A	$1.42B	$166.42M	N/A	505	Positive News
SWBI Smith & Wesson Brands	1.9632 of 5 stars	$15.57 +0.2%	$14.00 -10.1%	+52.9%	$692.77M	$474.66M	67.70	1,416

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Firefly Aerospace (FLY) Competitors

FLY vs. YSS, RDW, VOYG, SWBI, and POWW

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Firefly Aerospace (FLY) Competitors

FLY vs. YSS, RDW, VOYG, SWBI, and POWW

How does Firefly Aerospace compare to York Space Systems?

Is YSS or FLY more profitable?

Does the media favor YSS or FLY?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, YSS or FLY?

Do analysts recommend YSS or FLY?

Summary

How does Firefly Aerospace compare to Redwire?

Do analysts recommend RDW or FLY?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RDW or FLY?

Is RDW or FLY more profitable?

Does the media refer more to RDW or FLY?

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

Summary

How does Firefly Aerospace compare to Voyager Technologies?

Do analysts recommend VOYG or FLY?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VOYG or FLY?

Is VOYG or FLY more profitable?

Does the media prefer VOYG or FLY?

Summary

How does Firefly Aerospace compare to Smith & Wesson Brands?

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

Do analysts prefer SWBI or FLY?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SWBI or FLY?

Is SWBI or FLY more profitable?

Does the media favor SWBI or FLY?

Summary

How does Firefly Aerospace compare to Outdoor?

Does the media prefer POWW or FLY?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, POWW or FLY?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in POWW or FLY?

Do analysts prefer POWW or FLY?

Is POWW or FLY more profitable?

Summary

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