Comparing Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) & Passur Aerospace (OTCMKTS:PSSR)

Passur Aerospace (OTCMKTS:PSSR) and Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Passur Aerospace and Rocket Lab, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Passur Aerospace	0	0	0	0	0.00
Rocket Lab	1	5	7	2	2.67

Rocket Lab has a consensus price target of $72.92, suggesting a potential upside of 0.83%. Given Rocket Lab’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rocket Lab is more favorable than Passur Aerospace.

Volatility & Risk

Passur Aerospace has a beta of 8.97, indicating that its share price is 797% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rocket Lab has a beta of 2.16, indicating that its share price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Passur Aerospace and Rocket Lab’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Passur Aerospace	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rocket Lab	-35.64%	-27.26%	-12.21%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

71.8% of Rocket Lab shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.0% of Passur Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Rocket Lab shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Passur Aerospace and Rocket Lab”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Passur Aerospace	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rocket Lab	$436.21 million	88.56	-$190.18 million	($0.38)	-190.32

Passur Aerospace has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rocket Lab.

Summary

Rocket Lab beats Passur Aerospace on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Passur Aerospace

PASSUR Aerospace, Inc., a business intelligence company, provides predictive analytics and decision support technology for the aviation industry in the United States and internationally. The company's products, include ARiVAT EMPO, a dynamic gate-to-gate global flight tracking; ARiVA AWARE that provides continuous forecasts and alerts to achieve the most efficient execution of the daily operation; and ARiVA WORKFLOW, an integrated communication and collaboration on shared workflow platform to maximize use of existing assets and capacity. Its products also comprise ARiVA INTEL Data, a reporting and analytical tool that enable insights into operational performance to drive continuous improvement; ARIVA BIZAV, a complete set of tools to help forecast and manage the operation; ARIVA LFM, which ensures various landing fees and related charges are being fully and accurately captured and billed; and ARiVA STRATEGY that integrates commercial strategies and operational priorities. It serves airlines and airports. PASSUR Aerospace, Inc. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

About Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a space company, provides launch services and space systems solutions for the space and defense industries. The company provides launch services, spacecraft design services, spacecraft components, spacecraft manufacturing, and other spacecraft and on-orbit management solutions; and constellation management services, as well as designs and manufactures small and medium-class rockets. It also designs, manufactures, and sells Electron, a reusable orbital-class small rocket; and the Photon satellite platforms, as well as developing the Neutron 8-ton payload class launch vehicle; conducts remote launch activities; and designs and manufactures a range of components and subsystems for the Photon family of spacecraft and broader merchant spacecraft components. The company serves commercial, aerospace prime contractors, and government customers. Rocket Lab USA, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Long Beach, California.