Comparing Vertical Aerospace (EVTL) & Its Peers

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vertical Aerospace	N/A	-$998.35 million	-0.10
Vertical Aerospace Competitors	$18.83 billion	$730.78 million	10.75

Vertical Aerospace’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Vertical Aerospace. Vertical Aerospace 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.

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 competitors have a beta of 1.21, indicating that their average stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Profitability

This table compares Vertical Aerospace and its competitors’ 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%	-50.06%	-10.72%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Vertical Aerospace and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vertical Aerospace	1	1	6	0	2.63
Vertical Aerospace Competitors	403	2171	3394	123	2.53

Vertical Aerospace currently has a consensus price target of $10.4286, indicating a potential upside of 100.32%. As a group, “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies have a potential upside of 2.55%. Given Vertical Aerospace’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Vertical Aerospace is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Vertical Aerospace beats its competitors 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.