Analyzing International Consolidated Airlines Group (OTCMKTS:ICAGY) & flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX)

International Consolidated Airlines Group (OTCMKTS:ICAGY) and flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares International Consolidated Airlines Group and flyExclusive’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Consolidated Airlines Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
flyExclusive	-20.19%	N/A	-13.69%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for International Consolidated Airlines Group and flyExclusive, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Consolidated Airlines Group	1	0	1	0	2.00
flyExclusive	0	0	1	1	3.50

flyExclusive has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 478.51%. Given flyExclusive’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe flyExclusive is more favorable than International Consolidated Airlines Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of International Consolidated Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of flyExclusive shares are owned by institutional investors. 90.1% of flyExclusive shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares International Consolidated Airlines Group and flyExclusive”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
International Consolidated Airlines Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.82	2.87
flyExclusive	$403.89 million	0.31	-$46.83 million	($0.79)	-1.53

International Consolidated Airlines Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than flyExclusive. flyExclusive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Consolidated Airlines Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

flyExclusive beats International Consolidated Airlines Group on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About International Consolidated Airlines Group

International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of passenger and cargo transportation services in the United Kingdom, Spain, the United States, and rest of the world. It also provides aircraft leasing, aircraft maintenance, tour operation, air freight operations, call centre, ground handling, trustee, retail, IT, finance, procurement, storage and custody, aircraft technical assistance, human resources support, and airport infrastructure development services; and manages airline loyalty programmes. The company operates under the British Airways, Iberia, Vueling, Aer Lingus, and LEVEL brands. It operates a fleet of 582 aircrafts. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Harmondsworth, United Kingdom.

About flyExclusive

flyExclusive, Inc., through its subsidiary, LGM Enterprises, LLC., owns and operates private jets in North America. It also offers jet charter services; and aircraft maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) operations, and interior and exterior refurbishment services, as well as wholesale and retail ad hoc flights, a jet club program, partnership program, fractional program, and other services. The company is headquartered in Kinston, North Carolina.