Head to Head Analysis: Redwire (NYSE:RDW) & Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR)

Redwire (NYSE:RDW) and Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Redwire has a beta of 2.5, suggesting that its share price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intuitive Machines has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Redwire and Intuitive Machines”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Redwire	$335.38 million	4.75	-$226.55 million	($2.37)	-4.07
Intuitive Machines	$228.00 million	14.29	-$283.41 million	($2.47)	-7.32

Redwire has higher revenue and earnings than Intuitive Machines. Intuitive Machines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Redwire, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Redwire and Intuitive Machines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Redwire	-67.55%	-13.04%	-7.82%
Intuitive Machines	-87.58%	N/A	-7.07%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

8.1% of Redwire shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Intuitive Machines shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Redwire shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.8% of Intuitive Machines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Redwire and Intuitive Machines, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Redwire	3	1	8	0	2.42
Intuitive Machines	2	3	9	0	2.50

Redwire presently has a consensus price target of $13.89, indicating a potential upside of 43.85%. Intuitive Machines has a consensus price target of $17.27, indicating a potential downside of 4.47%. Given Redwire’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Redwire is more favorable than Intuitive Machines.

About Redwire

Redwire Corporation provides critical space solutions and space infrastructure for government and commercial customers in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company provides avionics and sensors including star trackers, sun sensors, critical for navigation, and control of spacecraft; camera systems; solar array solutions for spacecraft spanning the spectrum of size, power needs, and orbital location; and strain composite booms, coilable booms, truss structures, telescope baffles, and deployable booms to position sensors or solar arrays away from the spacecraft. It offers software suite that enables digital engineering and generation of high-fidelity, interactive modeling and simulations of individual components, entire spacecraft, and full constellations in a cloud-based environment. In addition, the company microgravity payloads, radio frequency systems, antennas, star trackers, platforms, and in-space manufacturing and biotech facilities. Redwire Corporation is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

About Intuitive Machines

Intuitive Machines, Inc. designs, manufactures, and operates space products and services in the United States. Its space systems and space infrastructure enable scientific and human exploration and utilization of lunar resources to support sustainable human presence on the moon. The company offers lunar access services, such µNova, lunar surface rover services, fixed lunar surface services, lunar orbit delivery services, rideshare delivery services to lunar orbit, as well as content sales and marketing sponsorships; and orbital services, including satellite delivery and rideshare, satellite servicing and refueling, space station servicing, satellite repositioning, and orbital debris removal. It also provides lunar data services, comprising Lunar data network, lunar south pole and far-side coverage, lunar positioning services, data relay, and data storage/caching. In addition, the company offers propulsion systems and navigation systems; engineering services contracts; lunar mobility vehicles, such as rovers and drones; power infrastructure that includes fission surface power; and human habitation systems. It serves its products to the U.S. government, commercial, and international customers. Intuitive Machines, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.