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$12.69 +1.16 (+10.06%)
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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.

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

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%

Redwire received 1 more outperform votes than Smith & Wesson Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.17% of users gave Redwire an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Smith & Wesson Brands an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
RedwireOutperform Votes
30
73.17%
Underperform Votes
11
26.83%
Smith & Wesson BrandsOutperform Votes
29
50.00%
Underperform Votes
29
50.00%

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
Redwire$277.70M3.52-$27.26M-$2.26-5.62
Smith & Wesson Brands$493.05M0.84$39.61M$0.6514.55

In the previous week, Redwire had 12 more articles in the media than Smith & Wesson Brands. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Redwire and 3 mentions for Smith & Wesson Brands. Smith & Wesson Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Redwire's score of 0.04 indicating that Smith & Wesson Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Smith & Wesson Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Redwire has a beta of 2.46, indicating that its stock price is 146% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smith & Wesson Brands has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Redwire currently has a consensus price target of $20.05, indicating a potential upside of 58.00%. Smith & Wesson Brands has a consensus price target of $12.75, indicating a potential upside of 34.78%. Given Redwire's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Redwire is more favorable than Smith & Wesson Brands.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Redwire
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Smith & Wesson Brands
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

Redwire and Smith & Wesson Brands tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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RDW vs. The Competition

MetricRedwireGuided missiles & space vehicles & parts IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$978.18M$25.66B$21.58B$19.30B
Dividend YieldN/A2.77%1.18%3.83%
P/E Ratio-10.49124.3948.4734.53
Price / Sales3.527.775.7834.84
Price / CashN/A28.6929.9017.51
Price / Book-19.236.185.954.69
Net Income-$27.26M$1.01B$326.81M$1.02B
7 Day Performance3.89%-2.46%-1.24%-2.43%
1 Month Performance25.02%10.34%17.31%6.27%
1 Year Performance164.93%133.02%32.71%5.78%

Redwire Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RDW
Redwire
2.2072 of 5 stars
$12.69
+10.1%
$20.05
+58.0%
+164.4%$978.18M$277.70M-10.49610Analyst Upgrade
High Trading Volume
SWBI
Smith & Wesson Brands
4.1189 of 5 stars
$9.75
-0.4%
$12.75
+30.8%
-40.9%$429.03M$493.05M12.501,720Positive News
POWW
AMMO
1.2277 of 5 stars
$1.91
-0.5%
$1.50
-21.5%
-30.5%$226.83M$141.75M-9.09360
WRAP
Wrap Technologies
0.2308 of 5 stars
$1.44
-3.4%
N/A-15.6%$72.80M$4.51M-3.4370Positive News
Gap Up
MNTS
Momentus
0.6445 of 5 stars
$1.95
-1.0%
N/A-78.2%$10.25M$2.11M0.00120Analyst Upgrade
POWWP
AMMO
N/A$23.72
-1.2%
N/A-12.1%$0.00$141.75M0.00360Negative News
MNTSW
Momentus
N/A$0.02
+3.1%
N/A+150.0%$0.00$2.11M0.00120Positive News
Gap Down
LMT
Lockheed Martin
4.8408 of 5 stars
$472.51
+0.9%
$541.80
+14.7%
+0.2%$110.71B$71.81B21.23116,000Trending News
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA
2.0731 of 5 stars
$25.80
+0.9%
$23.50
-8.9%
+494.9%$11.70B$466.02M-69.731,180
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
1.9931 of 5 stars
$35.13
-0.2%
$36.75
+4.6%
+64.4%$5.39B$1.16B351.343,600Analyst Downgrade
MRCY
Mercury Systems
1.7797 of 5 stars
$46.64
+1.1%
$46.71
+0.2%
+46.3%$2.79B$887.48M-29.902,390

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This page (NYSE:RDW) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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