Contrasting Surf Air Mobility (NYSE:SRFM) & International Consolidated Airlines Group (OTCMKTS:ICAGY)

International Consolidated Airlines Group (OTCMKTS:ICAGY) and Surf Air Mobility (NYSE:SRFM) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for International Consolidated Airlines Group and Surf Air Mobility, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Consolidated Airlines Group	1	1	3	1	2.67
Surf Air Mobility	1	1	2	0	2.25

Surf Air Mobility has a consensus target price of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 225.81%. Given Surf Air Mobility’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Surf Air Mobility is more favorable than International Consolidated Airlines Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of International Consolidated Airlines Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Surf Air Mobility shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Surf Air Mobility shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares International Consolidated Airlines Group and Surf Air Mobility”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
International Consolidated Airlines Group	$34.74 billion	0.78	$2.96 billion	$3.30	3.59
Surf Air Mobility	$119.43 million	1.05	-$74.91 million	($2.48)	-0.80

International Consolidated Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than Surf Air Mobility. Surf Air Mobility is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Consolidated Airlines Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

International Consolidated Airlines Group has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Surf Air Mobility has a beta of 3.03, suggesting that its share price is 203% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares International Consolidated Airlines Group and Surf Air Mobility’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Consolidated Airlines Group	9.52%	112.24%	15.51%
Surf Air Mobility	-66.95%	N/A	-58.16%

Summary

International Consolidated Airlines Group beats Surf Air Mobility on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About International Consolidated Airlines Group

International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of passenger and cargo transportation services in the United Kingdom, Spain, the United States, and rest of the world. It also provides aircraft leasing, aircraft maintenance, tour operation, air freight operations, call centre, ground handling, trustee, retail, IT, finance, procurement, storage and custody, aircraft technical assistance, human resources support, and airport infrastructure development services; and manages airline loyalty programmes. The company operates under the British Airways, Iberia, Vueling, Aer Lingus, and LEVEL brands. It operates a fleet of 582 aircrafts. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Harmondsworth, United Kingdom.

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.