Head to Head Survey: Wrap Technologies (NASDAQ:WRAP) versus FTAI Aviation (NASDAQ:FTAI)

FTAI Aviation (NASDAQ:FTAI) and Wrap Technologies (NASDAQ:WRAP) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares FTAI Aviation and Wrap Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FTAI Aviation	$2.51 billion	7.62	$501.06 million	$4.60	40.45
Wrap Technologies	$6.06 million	15.53	-$10.34 million	($0.27)	-6.22

FTAI Aviation has higher revenue and earnings than Wrap Technologies. Wrap Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FTAI Aviation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

FTAI Aviation has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wrap Technologies has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

89.0% of FTAI Aviation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.8% of Wrap Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of FTAI Aviation shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.3% of Wrap Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares FTAI Aviation and Wrap Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FTAI Aviation	15.94%	139.59%	11.26%
Wrap Technologies	-205.10%	-101.24%	-82.26%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for FTAI Aviation and Wrap Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FTAI Aviation	0	2	9	0	2.82
Wrap Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00

FTAI Aviation currently has a consensus target price of $320.11, indicating a potential upside of 72.05%. Given FTAI Aviation’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FTAI Aviation is more favorable than Wrap Technologies.

Summary

FTAI Aviation beats Wrap Technologies on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FTAI Aviation

FTAI Aviation Ltd. owns and acquires aviation and offshore energy equipment for the transportation of goods and people worldwide. It operates through two segments, Aviation Leasing and Aerospace Products. The Aviation Leasing segment owns and manages aviation assets, including aircraft and aircraft engines, which it leases and sells to customers. As of December 31, 2023, this segment owned and managed 363 aviation assets consisting of 96 commercial aircraft and 267 engines, including eight aircraft and seventeen engines that were located in Russia. The Aerospace Products segment develops, manufactures, repairs, and sells aircraft engines and aftermarket components for aircraft engines. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Wrap Technologies

Wrap Technologies, Inc., a public safety technology and services company, develops policing solutions to law enforcement and security personnel. The company's flagship product is BolaWrap 150, a handheld remote restraint device that discharges a seven and a half-foot Kevlar tether, entangling an individual from a range of 10-25 feet. It also offers virtual reality training system, a law enforcement 3D training system employing immersive computer graphics VR with proprietary software-enabled content. It operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Tempe, Arizona.