Critical Survey: XTI Aerospace (NASDAQ:XTIA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT)

XTI Aerospace (NASDAQ:XTIA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares XTI Aerospace and Lockheed Martin”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XTI Aerospace	$3.20 million	18.12	-$35.60 million	($7.34)	-0.23
Lockheed Martin	$75.05 billion	2.04	$5.02 billion	$21.49	30.94

Lockheed Martin has higher revenue and earnings than XTI Aerospace. XTI Aerospace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lockheed Martin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for XTI Aerospace and Lockheed Martin, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XTI Aerospace	1	0	0	0	1.00
Lockheed Martin	1	14	6	0	2.24

Lockheed Martin has a consensus price target of $612.50, suggesting a potential downside of 7.89%. Given Lockheed Martin’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lockheed Martin is more favorable than XTI Aerospace.

Risk and Volatility

XTI Aerospace has a beta of 5.37, suggesting that its share price is 437% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lockheed Martin has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

11.7% of XTI Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.2% of Lockheed Martin shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of XTI Aerospace shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Lockheed Martin shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XTI Aerospace	-1,326.49%	-580.83%	-181.11%
Lockheed Martin	6.69%	108.53%	11.48%

Summary

Lockheed Martin beats XTI Aerospace on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin Corporation, a security and aerospace company, engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of technology systems, products, and services worldwide. The company operates through Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control, Rotary and Mission Systems, and Space segments. The Aeronautics segment offers combat and air mobility aircraft, unmanned air vehicles, and related technologies. The Missiles and Fire Control segment provides air and missile defense systems; tactical missiles and air-to-ground precision strike weapon systems; logistics; fire control systems; mission operations support, readiness, engineering support, and integration services; manned and unmanned ground vehicles; and energy management solutions. The Rotary and Mission Systems segment offers military and commercial helicopters, surface ships, sea and land-based missile defense systems, radar systems, sea and air-based mission and combat systems, command and control mission solutions, cyber solutions, and simulation and training solutions. The Space segment offers satellites; space transportation systems; strategic, advanced strike, and defensive systems; and classified systems and services in support of national security systems. This segment also provides network-enabled situational awareness and integrates space and ground global systems to help its customers gather, analyze, and securely distribute critical intelligence data. It serves primarily serves the U.S. government, as well as foreign military sales contracted through the U.S. government. The company was founded in 1912 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.