Contrasting Momentus (NASDAQ:MNTS) & XTI Aerospace (NASDAQ:XTIA)

Momentus (NASDAQ:MNTS) and XTI Aerospace (NASDAQ:XTIA) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Momentus and XTI Aerospace”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Momentus	$2.11 million	8.00	-$34.95 million	N/A	N/A
XTI Aerospace	$3.20 million	9.56	-$35.60 million	N/A	N/A

Momentus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than XTI Aerospace.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Momentus and XTI Aerospace, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Momentus	1	0	0	0	1.00
XTI Aerospace	1	0	0	1	2.50

Profitability

This table compares Momentus and XTI Aerospace’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Momentus	-3,562.32%	N/A	-286.72%
XTI Aerospace	-1,714.04%	-655.07%	-179.15%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

9.2% of Momentus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.7% of XTI Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Momentus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of XTI Aerospace shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Momentus has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XTI Aerospace has a beta of 4.81, suggesting that its stock price is 381% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

XTI Aerospace beats Momentus on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Momentus

Momentus Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a commercial space company. The company focuses on providing in-space infrastructure services, including in-space transportation, hosted payloads, and in-orbit services. Its principal and target customers include satellite operators. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.

About XTI Aerospace

XTI Aerospace, Inc. engages in the provision of aircraft manufacturing. It primarily focuses on the light and mid-size business aircraft market. The company was founded in April 1999 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.