Liberty Defense (NASDAQ:DETX – Get Free Report) is one of 377 public companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Liberty Defense to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation and risk.

This table compares Liberty Defense and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

43.5% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.3% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Liberty Defense and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 12.83%. Given Liberty Defense’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Liberty Defense has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

This table compares Liberty Defense and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Liberty Defense’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Defense. Liberty Defense is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Liberty Defense peers beat Liberty Defense on 9 of the 12 factors compared.

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Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd. provides multi-technology security solutions for concealed weapons detection in high volume foot traffic areas and locations requiring enhanced security such as airports, stadiums, schools and more. Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd. is based in WILMINGTON, Mass.

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