IAC (NASDAQ:IAC – Get Free Report) and Jet.AI (NASDAQ:JTAI – Get Free Report) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
88.9% of IAC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Jet.AI shares are held by institutional investors. 16.1% of IAC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Jet.AI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares IAC and Jet.AI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| IAC | 1.82% | 2.29% | 1.53% |
| Jet.AI | 50.00% | -70.43% | -55.32% |
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| IAC | $2.33 billion | 1.27 | -$104.03 million | $0.37 | 116.54 |
| Jet.AI | $9.18 million | 0.49 | $4.59 million | ($40.00) | -0.19 |
Jet.AI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than IAC. Jet.AI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IAC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
IAC has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jet.AI has a beta of -0.48, meaning that its share price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for IAC and Jet.AI, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| IAC | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2.53 |
| Jet.AI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
IAC currently has a consensus price target of $53.14, indicating a potential upside of 23.24%. Jet.AI has a consensus price target of $2,200.00, indicating a potential upside of 29,039.07%. Given Jet.AI’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Jet.AI is more favorable than IAC.
Summary
IAC beats Jet.AI on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About IAC
IAC Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media and internet company worldwide. The company publishes original and engaging digital content in the form of articles, illustrations, and videos and images across entertainment, food, home, beauty, travel, health, family, luxury, and fashion areas; and magazines related to women and lifestyle. It also operates a digital marketplace that connects home service professionals with consumers for repairing, remodeling, cleaning, landscaping, maintenance, and enhancement services under the Angi Ads, Angi Leads, and Angi Services brands. In addition, the company operates websites that offer general search services and information, including Ask.com, a search site with a variety of fresh and contemporary content; Reference.com that offers content across select vertical categories; Consumersearch.com, which offers content designed to simplify the product research process; and Shopping.net, a vertical shopping search site that contains a mix of search services and/or content targeted to various user or segment demographics, as well as offers direct-to-consumer downloadable desktop applications. Further, it offers Care.com, an online destination for families to connect with caregivers for their children, aging parents, pets, and homes; develops and provides subscription mobile applications across the communication, language, weather, business, health, and lifestyle verticals; a technology driven staffing platform for flexible W-2 work under the Bluecrew name; a platform to connect healthcare professionals with job opportunities under the Vivian Health name; The Daily Beast, a website dedicated to news, commentary, culture, and entertainment that publishes original reporting and opinion; and production and producer services for feature films for sale and distribution through theatrical releases and video-on-demand services. The company was formerly known as IAC/InterActiveCorp. The company is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Jet.AI
Jet.AI Inc. primarily engages in the development and operation of private aviation platforms. The company operates CharterGPT, a booking platform that functions as a prospecting and quoting platform to arrange private jet travel with its aircrafts and third-party carriers. It also provides Reroute AI software that recycles aircraft waiting to return to base into prospective new charter bookings to destinations within specific distances; and DynoFlight, a software application programming interface (API), which enables aircraft operators to track and estimate emissions, and purchase carbon offset credits. In addition, the company offers Flight Club API, an aviation software, that enables FAA Part 135 operators to function simultaneously under FAA Part 380, which permits sale of private jet service by the seat instead of by whole aircraft. Further, it offers aircraft charter, management, and brokerage services. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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