Head to Head Survey: Boeing (NYSE:BA) vs. New Horizon Aircraft (NASDAQ:HOVR)

Boeing (NYSE:BA) and New Horizon Aircraft (NASDAQ:HOVR) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

64.8% of Boeing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.0% of New Horizon Aircraft shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Boeing shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Boeing and New Horizon Aircraft’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boeing	$77.79 billion	1.32	-$2.22 billion	($3.55)	-47.10
New Horizon Aircraft	N/A	N/A	$8.61 million	N/A	N/A

New Horizon Aircraft has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boeing.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Boeing and New Horizon Aircraft, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boeing	1	7	13	0	2.57
New Horizon Aircraft	0	0	0	0	N/A

Boeing presently has a consensus price target of $222.41, suggesting a potential upside of 33.01%. Given Boeing’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Boeing is more favorable than New Horizon Aircraft.

Profitability

This table compares Boeing and New Horizon Aircraft’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boeing	-2.81%	N/A	-2.55%
New Horizon Aircraft	N/A	-29.17%	3.03%

Summary

Boeing beats New Horizon Aircraft on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Boeing

The Boeing Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, services, and supports commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight and launch systems, and services worldwide. The company operates through Commercial Airplanes; Defense, Space & Security; and Global Services segments. The Commercial Airplanes segment develops, produces, and markets commercial jet aircraft for passenger and cargo requirements, as well as provides fleet support services. The Defense, Space & Security segment engages in the research, development, production, and modification of manned and unmanned military aircraft and weapons systems; strategic defense and intelligence systems, which include strategic missile and defense systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, cyber and information solutions, and intelligence systems; and satellite systems, such as government and commercial satellites, and space exploration. The Global Services segment offers products and services, including supply chain and logistics management, engineering, maintenance and modifications, upgrades and conversions, spare parts, pilot and maintenance training systems and services, technical and maintenance documents, and data analytics and digital services to commercial and defense customers. The Boeing Company was incorporated in 1916 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.

About New Horizon Aircraft

New Horizon Aircraft Ltd., an aerospace engineering company, focuses on designing and developing the hybrid electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for the regional air mobility market primarily in the United States. It is developing Cavorite X7, a hybrid electric 7-seat aircraft that can take off and land vertically. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Lindsay, Canada.