Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) and flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX) Head-To-Head Review

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) and flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

69.9% of Delta Air Lines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of flyExclusive shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Delta Air Lines shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 90.1% of flyExclusive shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Delta Air Lines and flyExclusive”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Delta Air Lines	$71.80 billion	0.76	$5.00 billion	$5.01	16.59
flyExclusive	$403.89 million	0.25	-$46.83 million	($0.79)	-1.27

Delta Air Lines has higher revenue and earnings than flyExclusive. flyExclusive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Delta Air Lines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Delta Air Lines and flyExclusive’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Delta Air Lines	4.58%	16.83%	4.26%
flyExclusive	-20.19%	N/A	-13.69%

Volatility and Risk

Delta Air Lines has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, flyExclusive has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Delta Air Lines and flyExclusive, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Delta Air Lines	1	1	22	0	2.88
flyExclusive	0	0	1	1	3.50

Delta Air Lines presently has a consensus target price of $99.65, suggesting a potential upside of 19.89%. flyExclusive has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 599.30%. Given flyExclusive’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe flyExclusive is more favorable than Delta Air Lines.

Summary

Delta Air Lines beats flyExclusive on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines, Inc. provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Airline and Refinery. Its domestic network centered on core hubs in Atlanta, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Detroit, and Salt Lake City, as well as coastal hub positions in Boston, Los Angeles, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, and Seattle; and international network centered on hubs and market presence in Amsterdam, Bogota, Lima, Mexico City, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Sao Paulo, Seoul-Incheon, and Tokyo. The company sells its tickets through various distribution channels, including delta.com and the Fly Delta app; acts as a reservations specialists; and operates online travel and traditional brick and mortar agencies. It also provides aircraft maintenance and engineering support, repair, and overhaul services; and vacation packages to third-party consumers. The company operates through a fleet of approximately 1,273 aircrafts. Delta Air Lines, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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.