Vertical Aerospace (EVTL) vs. Its Peers Head to Head Comparison

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings 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	6	0	2.63
Vertical Aerospace Competitors	408	2175	3402	126	2.53

Vertical Aerospace presently has a consensus target price of $10.43, suggesting a potential upside of 98.07%. As a group, “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies have a potential upside of 0.91%. Given Vertical Aerospace’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vertical Aerospace is more favorable than its rivals.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vertical Aerospace	N/A	-$998.35 million	-0.10
Vertical Aerospace Competitors	$19.02 billion	$730.78 million	11.33

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.

Institutional and Insider 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 insiders. Comparatively, 10.0% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds 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	-957.09%	-49.97%	-10.67%

Risk and Volatility

Vertical Aerospace has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertical Aerospace’s rivals have a beta of 1.22, meaning that their average share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.