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RDW vs. SWBI, POWW, WRAP, MNTS, POWWP, MNTSW, LMT, RKLB, KTOS, and MRCY

Should you be buying Redwire stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Redwire include Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI), AMMO (POWW), Wrap Technologies (WRAP), Momentus (MNTS), AMMO (POWWP), Momentus (MNTSW), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Rocket Lab USA (RKLB), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), and Mercury Systems (MRCY).

Redwire vs.

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

In the previous week, Redwire had 2 more articles in the media than Smith & Wesson Brands. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Redwire and 3 mentions for Smith & Wesson Brands. Smith & Wesson Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Redwire's score of 0.51 indicating that Smith & Wesson Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Smith & Wesson Brands presently has a consensus price target of $12.75, indicating a potential upside of 35.49%. Redwire has a consensus price target of $17.71, indicating a potential upside of 45.51%. Given Redwire's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Redwire 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)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Redwire
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

Smith & Wesson Brands has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Redwire has a beta of 2.51, indicating that its stock price is 151% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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
Smith & Wesson Brands7.00% 8.78% 5.79%
Redwire -18.60%N/A -12.89%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Smith & Wesson Brands$493.05M0.84$39.61M$0.6514.48
Redwire$304.10M3.02-$27.26M-$2.34-5.20

59.3% of Smith & Wesson Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Redwire shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Smith & Wesson Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Redwire shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Smith & Wesson Brands and Redwire 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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Smith & Wesson BrandsOutperform Votes
29
50.00%
Underperform Votes
29
50.00%
RedwireOutperform Votes
29
74.36%
Underperform Votes
10
25.64%

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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RDW vs. The Competition

MetricRedwireGuided missiles & space vehicles & parts IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$919.72M$25.51B$20.42B$19.22B
Dividend YieldN/A2.76%1.27%4.00%
P/E Ratio-10.06128.0551.6533.45
Price / Sales3.027.295.7129.18
Price / CashN/A28.6929.7617.52
Price / Book-18.446.185.444.55
Net Income-$27.26M$1.01B$324.21M$1.02B
7 Day Performance8.66%3.22%5.59%2.18%
1 Month Performance32.14%13.13%6.25%-2.05%
1 Year Performance200.49%141.92%27.57%5.45%

Redwire Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RDW
Redwire
1.9033 of 5 stars
$12.17
+11.1%
$17.71
+45.5%
+178.6%$919.72M$304.10M-10.06610Short Interest ↑
SWBI
Smith & Wesson Brands
4.5144 of 5 stars
$9.48
-0.2%
$12.75
+34.5%
-45.1%$417.15M$493.05M12.151,720
POWW
AMMO
1.1715 of 5 stars
$1.85
+3.9%
$1.50
-18.9%
-22.5%$219.70M$141.75M-8.81360
WRAP
Wrap Technologies
0.2862 of 5 stars
$1.52
-1.9%
N/A+1.3%$76.75M$4.51M-3.6270
MNTS
Momentus
0.9452 of 5 stars
$1.88
-0.5%
N/A-74.6%$8.98M$2.85M0.00120
POWWP
AMMO
N/A$22.00
-0.7%
N/A-13.8%$0.00$141.75M0.00360
MNTSW
Momentus
N/A$0.02
+9.5%
N/A+148.9%$0.00$2.85M0.00120
LMT
Lockheed Martin
4.8832 of 5 stars
$476.50
-0.2%
$544.79
+14.3%
+3.7%$111.64B$71.81B21.41116,000Positive News
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA
2.201 of 5 stars
$22.67
+1.3%
$23.25
+2.6%
+474.5%$10.28B$436.21M-61.271,180Upcoming Earnings
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
2.5125 of 5 stars
$33.50
-0.3%
$34.13
+1.9%
+92.0%$5.14B$1.14B335.033,600Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
Insider Trade
Short Interest ↓
Positive News
MRCY
Mercury Systems
1.8722 of 5 stars
$49.73
0.0%
$43.86
-11.8%
+74.6%$2.97B$884.38M-31.882,390Upcoming Earnings
Positive News

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This page (NYSE:RDW) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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