Head-To-Head Survey: Conrad Industries (OTCMKTS:CNRD) vs. XTI Aerospace (NASDAQ:XTIA)

Conrad Industries (OTCMKTS:CNRD) and XTI Aerospace (NASDAQ:XTIA) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.6% of Conrad Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.7% of XTI Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.5% of Conrad Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of XTI Aerospace shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Conrad Industries and XTI Aerospace’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Conrad Industries	5.30%	20.25%	11.34%
XTI Aerospace	-1,714.04%	-655.07%	-179.15%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Conrad Industries and XTI Aerospace, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Conrad Industries	0	0	0	0	0.00
XTI Aerospace	1	0	0	1	2.50

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Conrad Industries and XTI Aerospace”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Conrad Industries	$303.41 million	0.45	$11.23 million	($0.34)	-79.97
XTI Aerospace	$3.20 million	9.08	-$35.60 million	N/A	N/A

Conrad Industries has higher revenue and earnings than XTI Aerospace.

Volatility and Risk

Conrad Industries has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XTI Aerospace has a beta of 4.81, suggesting that its stock price is 381% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Conrad Industries beats XTI Aerospace on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Conrad Industries

Conrad Industries, Inc. engages in the construction, conversion, and repair of various steel and aluminum marine vessels in the United States. The company builds harbor tugs; specialty barges, such as crane, deck, ABS class, dry bulk cargo, aggregate, and well stim barges; inland tank, LPG inland tank, LPG pressure, LPG tank, and DS tank barges; and offshore support vessels, including liftboats, crew boats, offshore supply vessels, and offshore tugs, as well as other support equipment, such as deck and crane barges. It also builds inland pushboats comprising inland towboats, inland river push boats, and towboats; and ferries, which consist of passenger, and passenger and vehicle ferries. In addition, the company offers repairs and conversions, including electrical, mechanical, propulsion, and hull repairs to large-scale conversions of ships and barges; and engages in the fabrication of modular components for offshore floating production, storage, and offloading vessels, as well as drilling rigs. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Morgan City, Louisiana.

About XTI Aerospace

XTI Aerospace, Inc. engages in the provision of aircraft manufacturing. It primarily focuses on the light and mid-size business aircraft market. The company was founded in April 1999 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.