Contrasting Thai Airways International PCL (OTCMKTS:TAWNF) & Surf Air Mobility (NYSE:SRFM)

Thai Airways International PCL (OTCMKTS:TAWNF) and Surf Air Mobility (NYSE:SRFM) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Thai Airways International PCL and Surf Air Mobility, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Thai Airways International PCL	0	0	0	0	0.00
Surf Air Mobility	1	1	2	0	2.25

Surf Air Mobility has a consensus target price of $6.58, suggesting a potential upside of 29.21%. Given Surf Air Mobility’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Surf Air Mobility is more favorable than Thai Airways International PCL.

Volatility & Risk

Thai Airways International PCL has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Surf Air Mobility has a beta of 2.87, meaning that its share price is 187% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Thai Airways International PCL and Surf Air Mobility”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Thai Airways International PCL	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Surf Air Mobility	$119.43 million	1.83	-$74.91 million	($2.78)	-1.83

Thai Airways International PCL has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Surf Air Mobility.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

17.7% of Surf Air Mobility shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Surf Air Mobility shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Thai Airways International PCL and Surf Air Mobility’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Thai Airways International PCL	N/A	N/A	N/A
Surf Air Mobility	-53.48%	N/A	-46.15%

Summary

Surf Air Mobility beats Thai Airways International PCL on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Thai Airways International PCL

Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in airlines business in Thailand and internationally. It operates through three segments: Air Transportation Activities, Business Units, and Other Activities. The Air Transportation Activities segment provides passenger, freight, and mail services. The Business Units segment offers cargo and mail commercial, ground customer, ground support equipment, and catering services. The Other Activities segment provides transportation supporting activities, which include flight management services, sale of duty-free goods, and sale of souvenir products from maintenance division. It also offers tourism, specialized personnel, information technology, and aviation training services for the travel sector. Thai Airways International Public Company Limited was founded in 1959 and is based in Bangkok, Thailand.

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.