Reviewing flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX) and Blade Air Mobility (NASDAQ:BLDE)

Blade Air Mobility (NASDAQ:BLDE) and flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Blade Air Mobility and flyExclusive’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blade Air Mobility	-24.90%	-13.71%	-11.23%
flyExclusive	N/A	-6.50%	0.74%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

47.4% of Blade Air Mobility shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of flyExclusive shares are held by institutional investors. 18.0% of Blade Air Mobility shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.1% of flyExclusive shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Blade Air Mobility and flyExclusive’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blade Air Mobility	$225.18 million	1.12	-$56.08 million	($0.76)	-4.38
flyExclusive	N/A	N/A	$3.67 million	N/A	N/A

flyExclusive has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Blade Air Mobility.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Blade Air Mobility and flyExclusive, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blade Air Mobility	0	0	3	0	3.00
flyExclusive	0	1	0	0	2.00

Blade Air Mobility currently has a consensus target price of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 155.26%. flyExclusive has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 102.25%. Given Blade Air Mobility’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Blade Air Mobility is more favorable than flyExclusive.

Volatility & Risk

Blade Air Mobility has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, flyExclusive has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Blade Air Mobility beats flyExclusive on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Blade Air Mobility

Blade Air Mobility, Inc. provides air transportation alternatives to the congested ground routes in the United States. It provides its services through charter and by-the-seat flights using helicopters, jets, turboprops, and amphibious seaplanes. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About flyExclusive

flyExclusive, Inc. owns and operates private jets in North America, the Caribbean, Central America, South America, and Europe. The company also offers jet charter services; ownership and leaseback programs for aircraft buyers; and aircraft maintenance, repair, interior, and paint services. In addition, it provides jet cards, and interiors and exterior refurbishment services. The company is headquartered in Kinston, North Carolina. flyExclusive, Inc. is a subsidiary of LGM Enterprises, LLC.