SIFCO Industries (SIF) versus Its Competitors Critical Analysis
by Danessa Lincoln · The Markets DailyProfitability
This table compares SIFCO Industries and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SIFCO Industries | -4.35% | -18.70% | -5.84% |
| SIFCO Industries Competitors | -241.60% | -112.99% | -4.69% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares SIFCO Industries and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SIFCO Industries | $95.32 million | -$5.38 million | 18.64 |
| SIFCO Industries Competitors | $8.47 billion | $577.31 million | 32.50 |
SIFCO Industries’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than SIFCO Industries. SIFCO Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
24.2% of SIFCO Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.1% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of SIFCO Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
SIFCO Industries has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SIFCO Industries’ rivals have a beta of 1.29, indicating that their average share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
SIFCO Industries rivals beat SIFCO Industries on 6 of the 9 factors compared.
SIFCO Industries Company Profile
SIFCO Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells forgings and machined components primarily for the aerospace and energy markets in North America and Europe. The company’s processes and services include forging, heat-treating, chemical processing, and machining. It also offers original equipment manufacturer and aftermarket components for aircraft and industrial gas turbine engines; steam turbine blades; structural airframe components; aircraft landing gear components; aircraft wheels and brakes; rotating components for helicopters; and commercial/industrial products. In addition, the company provides heat-treatment, surface-treatment, non-destructive testing, and select machining and sub-assembly of forged components. SIFCO Industries, Inc. was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.