Blade Air Mobility (NASDAQ:BLDE – Get Free Report) and flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Blade Air Mobility and flyExclusive’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Blade Air Mobility | -24.90% | -13.71% | -11.23% |
| flyExclusive | N/A | -6.50% | 0.74% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Blade Air Mobility and flyExclusive, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Blade Air Mobility | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| flyExclusive | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
47.4% of Blade Air Mobility shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of flyExclusive shares are held by institutional investors. 18.0% of Blade Air Mobility shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.1% of flyExclusive shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Blade Air Mobility has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, flyExclusive has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Blade Air Mobility and flyExclusive’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Blade Air Mobility | $225.18 million | 1.28 | -$56.08 million | ($0.76) | -5.04 |
| flyExclusive | N/A | N/A | $3.67 million | N/A | N/A |
flyExclusive has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Blade Air Mobility.
Summary
Blade Air Mobility beats flyExclusive on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Blade Air Mobility
Blade Air Mobility, Inc. provides air transportation alternatives to the congested ground routes in the United States. It provides its services through charter and by-the-seat flights using helicopters, jets, turboprops, and amphibious seaplanes. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About flyExclusive
flyExclusive, Inc. owns and operates private jets in North America, the Caribbean, Central America, South America, and Europe. The company also offers jet charter services; ownership and leaseback programs for aircraft buyers; and aircraft maintenance, repair, interior, and paint services. In addition, it provides jet cards, and interiors and exterior refurbishment services. The company is headquartered in Kinston, North Carolina. flyExclusive, Inc. is a subsidiary of LGM Enterprises, LLC.
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