Wheels Up Experience (NYSE:UP – Get Free Report) and Surf Air Mobility (NYSE:SRFM – Get Free Report) 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, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Wheels Up Experience and Surf Air Mobility, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Wheels Up Experience | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Surf Air Mobility | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
Wheels Up Experience presently has a consensus target price of $25.60, suggesting a potential upside of 1,161.08%. Surf Air Mobility has a consensus target price of $3.41, suggesting a potential upside of 86.07%. Given Wheels Up Experience’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Wheels Up Experience is more favorable than Surf Air Mobility.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Wheels Up Experience | $1.58 billion | 0.03 | -$555.16 million | ($23.48) | -0.09 |
| Surf Air Mobility | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Surf Air Mobility has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Wheels Up Experience.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
37.4% of Wheels Up Experience shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Wheels Up Experience shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Wheels Up Experience and Surf Air Mobility’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Wheels Up Experience | -38.75% | -192.29% | -26.39% |
| Surf Air Mobility | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Surf Air Mobility beats Wheels Up Experience on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Wheels Up Experience
Wheels Up Experience Inc. provides private aviation services in the United States. The company offers membership programs, charter, aircraft management, whole aircraft sales, and commercial travel services. It also provides freight, safety, and security solutions, as well as managed services. The company serves individuals, industry, government, and civil organizations. It operates a fleet of approximately 1,500 aircraft. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Surf Air Mobility
Surf Air Mobility Inc. operates as an electric aviation and air travel company in the United States. It offers an air mobility platform with scheduled routes and on demand charter flights operated by third parties; and air cargo services. The company is headquartered in Hawthorne, California.
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