XTI Aerospace (NASDAQ:XTIA) & Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) Head-To-Head Contrast

XTI Aerospace (NASDAQ:XTIA) and Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares XTI Aerospace and Virgin Galactic”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XTI Aerospace	$3.20 million	5.30	-$35.60 million	N/A	N/A
Virgin Galactic	$7.04 million	16.74	-$346.74 million	($11.93)	-0.24

XTI Aerospace has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Virgin Galactic.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for XTI Aerospace and Virgin Galactic, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XTI Aerospace	0	0	0	1	4.00
Virgin Galactic	1	2	1	0	2.00

Virgin Galactic has a consensus price target of $4.81, suggesting a potential upside of 69.75%. Given Virgin Galactic’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Virgin Galactic is more favorable than XTI Aerospace.

Volatility & Risk

XTI Aerospace has a beta of 4.55, indicating that its stock price is 355% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virgin Galactic has a beta of 2.09, indicating that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares XTI Aerospace and Virgin Galactic’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XTI Aerospace	-1,323.51%	-970.70%	-222.70%
Virgin Galactic	-5,972.70%	-97.17%	-33.39%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

11.7% of XTI Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.6% of Virgin Galactic shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of XTI Aerospace shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Virgin Galactic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Virgin Galactic beats XTI Aerospace on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About XTI Aerospace

XTI Aerospace, Inc. engages in the provision of aircraft manufacturing. It primarily focuses on the light and mid-size business aircraft market. The company was founded in April 1999 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

About Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc., an aerospace and space travel company, focuses on the development, manufacture, and operation of spaceships and related technologies. The company engages in the design and development, manufacturing, ground and flight testing, spaceflight operation, and post-flight maintenance of spaceflight systems for private individuals, researchers, and government agencies. Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Tustin, California.