Surf Air Mobility (NYSE:SRFM) versus Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) Head to Head Analysis

Surf Air Mobility (NYSE:SRFM) and Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Surf Air Mobility	-53.48%	N/A	-46.15%
Ryanair	14.42%	27.91%	12.39%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

17.7% of Surf Air Mobility shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.7% of Ryanair shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Surf Air Mobility 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Surf Air Mobility and Ryanair”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Surf Air Mobility	$119.43 million	0.72	-$74.91 million	($2.78)	-1.60
Ryanair	$14.98 billion	2.36	$1.73 billion	$4.26	15.64

Ryanair has higher revenue and earnings than Surf Air Mobility. Surf Air Mobility is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryanair, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Surf Air Mobility and Ryanair, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Surf Air Mobility	0	1	2	0	2.67
Ryanair	0	0	6	2	3.25

Surf Air Mobility presently has a consensus price target of $6.3333, indicating a potential upside of 42.00%. Ryanair has a consensus price target of $111.50, indicating a potential upside of 67.34%. Given Ryanair’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ryanair is more favorable than Surf Air Mobility.

Volatility & Risk

Surf Air Mobility has a beta of 2.92, indicating that its share price is 192% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryanair has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ryanair beats Surf Air Mobility on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Ryanair

Ryanair Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides scheduled-passenger airline services in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, and internationally. It is also involved in the provision of various ancillary services, such as non-flight scheduled and Internet-related services, as well as in-flight sale of beverages, food, duty-free, and merchandise; and markets car hire, travel insurance, and accommodation services through its website and mobile app. In addition, the company offers aircraft and passenger handling, ticketing, and maintenance and repair services; and markets car parking, fast-track, airport transfers, attractions, and activities on its website and mobile app, as well as sells gift vouchers. Ryanair Holdings plc was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Swords, Ireland.