Analyzing XTI Aerospace (NASDAQ:XTIA) and Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR)

XTI Aerospace (NASDAQ:XTIA) and Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares XTI Aerospace and Intuitive Machines”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XTI Aerospace	$3.20 million	17.96	-$35.60 million	($7.34)	-0.23
Intuitive Machines	$228.00 million	15.04	-$283.41 million	($2.47)	-7.70

XTI Aerospace has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Intuitive Machines. Intuitive Machines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XTI Aerospace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares XTI Aerospace and Intuitive Machines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XTI Aerospace	-1,326.49%	-580.83%	-181.11%
Intuitive Machines	-87.58%	N/A	-7.07%

Risk and Volatility

XTI Aerospace has a beta of 5.28, meaning that its stock price is 428% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intuitive Machines has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

11.7% of XTI Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Intuitive Machines shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of XTI Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.8% of Intuitive Machines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for XTI Aerospace and Intuitive Machines, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XTI Aerospace	1	0	0	1	2.50
Intuitive Machines	2	3	9	0	2.50

Intuitive Machines has a consensus target price of $17.27, suggesting a potential downside of 9.22%. Given Intuitive Machines’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Intuitive Machines is more favorable than XTI Aerospace.

Summary

Intuitive Machines beats XTI Aerospace on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Intuitive Machines

Intuitive Machines, Inc. designs, manufactures, and operates space products and services in the United States. Its space systems and space infrastructure enable scientific and human exploration and utilization of lunar resources to support sustainable human presence on the moon. The company offers lunar access services, such µNova, lunar surface rover services, fixed lunar surface services, lunar orbit delivery services, rideshare delivery services to lunar orbit, as well as content sales and marketing sponsorships; and orbital services, including satellite delivery and rideshare, satellite servicing and refueling, space station servicing, satellite repositioning, and orbital debris removal. It also provides lunar data services, comprising Lunar data network, lunar south pole and far-side coverage, lunar positioning services, data relay, and data storage/caching. In addition, the company offers propulsion systems and navigation systems; engineering services contracts; lunar mobility vehicles, such as rovers and drones; power infrastructure that includes fission surface power; and human habitation systems. It serves its products to the U.S. government, commercial, and international customers. Intuitive Machines, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.