Contrasting Surf Air Mobility (SRFM) and The Competition

Surf Air Mobility (NYSE:SRFM) is one of 39 public companies in the “TRANS – AIRLINE” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Surf Air Mobility to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

17.7% of Surf Air Mobility shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of shares of all “TRANS – AIRLINE” companies are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Surf Air Mobility 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Surf Air Mobility and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Surf Air Mobility	$119.43 million	-$74.91 million	-1.41
Surf Air Mobility Competitors	$14.20 billion	$554.57 million	1.75

Surf Air Mobility’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Surf Air Mobility. Surf Air Mobility is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Surf Air Mobility and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Surf Air Mobility	-50.23%	N/A	-52.00%
Surf Air Mobility Competitors	-16,555.36%	19.79%	2.43%

Risk & Volatility

Surf Air Mobility has a beta of 2.89, suggesting that its stock price is 189% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Surf Air Mobility’s competitors have a beta of 9.05, suggesting that their average stock price is 805% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Surf Air Mobility and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Surf Air Mobility	0	1	2	0	2.67
Surf Air Mobility Competitors	774	2116	3176	200	2.45

Surf Air Mobility currently has a consensus target price of $6.33, suggesting a potential upside of 19.72%. As a group, “TRANS – AIRLINE” companies have a potential upside of 24.11%. Given Surf Air Mobility’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Surf Air Mobility has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Surf Air Mobility competitors beat Surf Air Mobility on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Surf Air Mobility

Surf Air Mobility Inc. operates as an electric aviation and air travel company in the United States. The company offers an air mobility platform with scheduled routes and on demand charter flights operated by third parties. Surf Air Mobility Inc. is headquartered in Hawthorne, California.