Saker Aviation Services (SKAS) vs. Its Competitors Head to Head Contrast

Insider and Institutional Ownership

37.3% of Saker Aviation Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of shares of all “TRANS – AIRLINE” companies are held by institutional investors. 34.6% of Saker Aviation Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of shares of all “TRANS – AIRLINE” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Saker Aviation Services has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Saker Aviation Services’ rivals have a beta of 9.05, indicating that their average share price is 805% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Saker Aviation Services and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Saker Aviation Services	$9.17 million	$1.25 million	15.04
Saker Aviation Services Competitors	$14.08 billion	$574.24 million	1.39

Saker Aviation Services’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Saker Aviation Services. Saker Aviation Services is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Saker Aviation Services and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Saker Aviation Services	6.08%	17.60%	15.46%
Saker Aviation Services Competitors	-16,555.38%	20.02%	2.45%

Summary

Saker Aviation Services rivals beat Saker Aviation Services on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Saker Aviation Services

Saker Aviation Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates in the aviation services segment of the general aviation industry in the United States. It serves as the operator of a Downtown Manhattan (New York) Heliport. The company was formerly known as FirstFlight, Inc. and changed its name to Saker Aviation Services, Inc. in September 2009. Saker Aviation Services, Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.