Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR – Get Rating) and Coda Octopus Group (NASDAQ:CODA – Get Rating) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
94.7% of Intuitive Machines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.8% of Coda Octopus Group shares are held by institutional investors. 33.0% of Coda Octopus Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Intuitive Machines and Coda Octopus Group’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Intuitive Machines | N/A | N/A | -$190,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
| Coda Octopus Group | $22.23 million | 4.36 | $4.30 million | $0.39 | 22.57 |
Risk & Volatility
Intuitive Machines has a beta of -0.75, meaning that its stock price is 175% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coda Octopus Group has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Intuitive Machines and Coda Octopus Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Intuitive Machines | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Coda Octopus Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Intuitive Machines presently has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 156.41%. Coda Octopus Group has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.95%. Given Intuitive Machines’ higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Intuitive Machines is more favorable than Coda Octopus Group.
Profitability
This table compares Intuitive Machines and Coda Octopus Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Intuitive Machines | N/A | -4.94% | -0.06% |
| Coda Octopus Group | 20.39% | 10.29% | 9.46% |
Summary
Coda Octopus Group beats Intuitive Machines on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Intuitive Machines
Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp.
About Coda Octopus Group
Coda Octopus Group, Inc. engages in the developing, manufacturing, and marketing of subsea products. It operates through the Marine Technology Business (Products) and Marine Engineering Business (Services) segments. The Marine Technology Business segment develops solutions for subsea and underwater markets. The Marine Engineering Business segment supplies engineering services primarily to prime defense contractors. It also operates through the Americas, Europe, Australia or Asia, and Middle East or Africa geographical segments. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.
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