Vertical Aerospace (EVTL) versus Its Rivals Critical Comparison

Vertical Aerospace (NYSE:EVTL) is one of 33 public companies in the “AEROSP/DEFENSE” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Vertical Aerospace to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Vertical Aerospace and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vertical Aerospace	N/A	-$998.35 million	-0.09
Vertical Aerospace Competitors	$18.81 billion	$730.78 million	10.74

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

Risk and Volatility

Vertical Aerospace has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertical Aerospace’s rivals have a beta of 1.21, indicating that their average stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Vertical Aerospace and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vertical Aerospace	1	1	5	0	2.57
Vertical Aerospace Competitors	401	2170	3392	122	2.53

Vertical Aerospace currently has a consensus price target of $10.8333, indicating a potential upside of 136.28%. As a group, “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies have a potential upside of 2.95%. Given Vertical Aerospace’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Vertical Aerospace is more favorable than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

81.2% of Vertical Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.5% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies are held by institutional investors. 74.8% of Vertical Aerospace shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Vertical Aerospace and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vertical Aerospace	N/A	N/A	-640.47%
Vertical Aerospace Competitors	-957.17%	-49.95%	-10.72%

Summary

Vertical Aerospace beats its rivals on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Vertical Aerospace Company Profile

Vertical Aerospace Ltd., an aerospace and technology company, engages in designing, manufacturing, and selling zero operating emission electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for use in the advanced air mobility in the United Kingdom. It offers VX4, an eVTOL aircraft. Vertical Aerospace Ltd. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom.