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

Should you buy Firefly Aerospace stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Firefly Aerospace with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with 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 better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and profitability.

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 SystemsN/A N/A N/A
Firefly Aerospace -181.16%-40.96%-18.90%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
York Space Systems$396.29M9.75N/AN/AN/A
Firefly Aerospace$159.85M44.40-$298.34M-$8.15N/A

York Space Systems presently has a consensus target price of $35.20, suggesting a potential upside of 18.10%. Firefly Aerospace has a consensus target price of $40.56, suggesting a potential downside of 8.43%. Given York Space Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 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

In the previous week, Firefly Aerospace had 8 more articles in the media than York Space Systems. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Firefly Aerospace and 8 mentions for York Space Systems. Firefly Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat York Space Systems' score of 0.17 indicating that Firefly Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

York Space Systems beats Firefly Aerospace on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Firefly Aerospace compare to Redwire?

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

Firefly Aerospace currently has a consensus price target of $40.56, indicating a potential downside of 8.43%. Redwire has a consensus price target of $15.44, indicating a potential downside of 25.53%. Given Firefly Aerospace's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Firefly Aerospace is more favorable than Redwire.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Firefly Aerospace
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45
Redwire
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

In the previous week, Redwire had 1 more articles in the media than Firefly Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Redwire and 16 mentions for Firefly Aerospace. Redwire's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Firefly Aerospace's score of 0.47 indicating that Redwire is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Firefly Aerospace
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Redwire
6 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Redwire has higher revenue and earnings than Firefly Aerospace. Redwire is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Firefly Aerospace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Firefly Aerospace$159.85M44.40-$298.34M-$8.15N/A
Redwire$335.38M11.87-$226.55M-$2.68N/A

8.1% of Redwire shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.5% of Firefly Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Redwire shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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
Firefly Aerospace-181.16% -40.96% -18.90%
Redwire -80.90%-11.68%-7.86%

Summary

Redwire beats Firefly Aerospace on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Firefly Aerospace compare to Voyager Technologies?

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

In the previous week, Firefly Aerospace had 10 more articles in the media than Voyager Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Firefly Aerospace and 6 mentions for Voyager Technologies. Voyager Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Firefly Aerospace's score of 0.47 indicating that Voyager Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Firefly Aerospace presently has a consensus target price of $40.56, indicating a potential downside of 8.43%. Voyager Technologies has a consensus target price of $43.55, indicating a potential downside of 8.33%. Given Voyager Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Voyager Technologies is more favorable than Firefly Aerospace.

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Firefly Aerospace$159.85M44.40-$298.34M-$8.15N/A
Voyager Technologies$166.42M15.27-$104.81M-$2.78N/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
Firefly Aerospace-181.16% -40.96% -18.90%
Voyager Technologies -72.90%-18.42%-10.64%

Summary

Voyager Technologies beats Firefly Aerospace on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Firefly Aerospace compare to Smith & Wesson Brands?

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

In the previous week, Firefly Aerospace had 15 more articles in the media than Smith & Wesson Brands. MarketBeat recorded 16 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 0.47 indicating that Smith & Wesson Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Firefly Aerospace currently has a consensus target price of $40.56, suggesting a potential downside of 8.43%. Smith & Wesson Brands has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.69%. Given Smith & Wesson Brands' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Smith & Wesson Brands is more favorable than Firefly Aerospace.

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

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

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
Firefly Aerospace-181.16% -40.96% -18.90%
Smith & Wesson Brands 2.24%3.07%2.04%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Firefly Aerospace$159.85M44.40-$298.34M-$8.15N/A
Smith & Wesson Brands$474.66M1.42$13.43M$0.2365.94

Summary

Smith & Wesson Brands beats Firefly Aerospace on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Firefly Aerospace compare to Outdoor?

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

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
Firefly Aerospace-181.16% -40.96% -18.90%
Outdoor -161.16%-8.65%-7.16%

Firefly Aerospace presently has a consensus target price of $40.56, suggesting a potential downside of 8.43%. Outdoor has a consensus target price of $2.40, suggesting a potential upside of 14.56%. Given Outdoor's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Outdoor is more favorable than Firefly Aerospace.

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

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

Outdoor has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Firefly Aerospace$159.85M44.40-$298.34M-$8.15N/A
Outdoor$49.40M4.97-$130.83M$0.0452.38

In the previous week, Firefly Aerospace had 14 more articles in the media than Outdoor. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Firefly Aerospace and 2 mentions for Outdoor. Outdoor's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Firefly Aerospace's score of 0.47 indicating that Outdoor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Firefly Aerospace
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Outdoor
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FLY vs. The Competition

MetricFirefly AerospaceGuided Missiles And Space Vehicles And Parts IndustryManufacturing SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$7.10B$4.50B$4.36B$12.61B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A6.19%5.22%
P/E Ratio-5.43N/A21.8126.69
Price / Sales44.4023.14194.68115.09
Price / CashN/AN/A57.5237.60
Price / Book5.935.9433.966.90
Net Income-$298.34M-$201.58M$111.12M$336.84M
7 Day Performance-10.53%-0.50%2.98%4.24%
1 Month PerformanceN/AN/A-2.62%-0.07%
1 Year PerformanceN/AN/A17.62%40.32%

Firefly Aerospace Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FLY
Firefly Aerospace
1.6573 of 5 stars
$44.29
-4.7%
$40.56
-8.4%
N/A$7.10B$159.85MN/A1,409
YSS
York Space Systems
N/A$28.95
+1.8%
$35.20
+21.6%
N/A$3.75B$396.29MN/A670
RDW
Redwire
1.6725 of 5 stars
$17.49
+13.9%
$14.22
-18.7%
+70.9%$3.36B$370.96MN/A1,410
VOYG
Voyager Technologies
1.7602 of 5 stars
$44.78
+11.7%
$41.36
-7.6%
N/A$2.39B$167.16MN/A505
SWBI
Smith & Wesson Brands
1.7159 of 5 stars
$15.47
+1.0%
$14.00
-9.5%
+60.4%$688.32M$474.66M67.261,416

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This page (NASDAQ:FLY) was last updated on 6/1/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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