Critical Survey: Satellogic (SATL) vs. Its Rivals
by Doug Wharley · The Cerbat GemSatellogic (NASDAQ:SATL – Get Free Report) is one of 230 public companies in the “Aerospace & Defense” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Satellogic to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Satellogic and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Satellogic | -325.65% | 303.84% | 6.01% |
| Satellogic Competitors | -305.55% | -31.46% | -4.73% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
17.6% of Satellogic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by institutional investors. 38.8% of Satellogic shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Satellogic has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Satellogic’s competitors have a beta of 1.28, meaning that their average share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Satellogic and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Satellogic | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2.75 |
| Satellogic Competitors | 2077 | 8039 | 12368 | 542 | 2.49 |
Satellogic presently has a consensus price target of $8.90, suggesting a potential upside of 91.81%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 29.80%. Given Satellogic’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Satellogic is more favorable than its competitors.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Satellogic and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Satellogic | $17.71 million | -$4.78 million | -5.66 |
| Satellogic Competitors | $8.39 billion | $573.01 million | 26.96 |
Satellogic’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Satellogic. Satellogic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Satellogic beats its competitors on 8 of the 13 factors compared.
About Satellogic
Satellogic Inc. operates as an integrated geospatial company in the Asia Pacific, North America, and internationally. It engages in tasking satellites with monitoring assets and keeping up with their changing reality for government and commercial customers; control satellites on top of specific areas of interest for governments; and sale and support satellites. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay.