Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) & New Horizon Aircraft (NASDAQ:HOVR) Head to Head Comparison

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intuitive Machines	-91.15%	N/A	-6.29%
New Horizon Aircraft	N/A	-104.57%	185.73%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Intuitive Machines and New Horizon Aircraft”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intuitive Machines	$228.00 million	9.60	-$283.41 million	($2.73)	-4.49
New Horizon Aircraft	N/A	N/A	-$8.16 million	N/A	N/A

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

Risk & Volatility

Intuitive Machines has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Horizon Aircraft has a beta of 2.64, meaning that its stock price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Intuitive Machines and New Horizon Aircraft, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intuitive Machines	1	2	6	0	2.56
New Horizon Aircraft	0	0	1	1	3.50

Intuitive Machines presently has a consensus target price of $15.44, indicating a potential upside of 26.08%. New Horizon Aircraft has a consensus target price of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.28%. Given Intuitive Machines’ higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Intuitive Machines is more favorable than New Horizon Aircraft.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

72.2% of Intuitive Machines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.0% of New Horizon Aircraft shares are held by institutional investors. 39.8% of Intuitive Machines shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of New Horizon Aircraft shares are held by 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.

About Intuitive Machines

Intuitive Machines, Inc. designs, manufactures, and operates space products and services in the United States. Its space systems and space infrastructure enable scientific and human exploration and utilization of lunar resources to support sustainable human presence on the moon. The company offers lunar access services, such µNova, lunar surface rover services, fixed lunar surface services, lunar orbit delivery services, rideshare delivery services to lunar orbit, as well as content sales and marketing sponsorships; and orbital services, including satellite delivery and rideshare, satellite servicing and refueling, space station servicing, satellite repositioning, and orbital debris removal. It also provides lunar data services, comprising Lunar data network, lunar south pole and far-side coverage, lunar positioning services, data relay, and data storage/caching. In addition, the company offers propulsion systems and navigation systems; engineering services contracts; lunar mobility vehicles, such as rovers and drones; power infrastructure that includes fission surface power; and human habitation systems. It serves its products to the U.S. government, commercial, and international customers. Intuitive Machines, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About New Horizon Aircraft

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