Financial Comparison: flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX) and Blade Air Mobility (NASDAQ:BLDE)

flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX) and Blade Air Mobility (NASDAQ:BLDE) are both small-cap 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares flyExclusive and Blade Air Mobility’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
flyExclusive	$331.00 million	0.14	$3.67 million	N/A	N/A
Blade Air Mobility	$225.18 million	1.22	-$56.08 million	($0.76)	-4.78

flyExclusive has higher revenue and earnings than Blade Air Mobility.

Risk and Volatility

flyExclusive has a beta of 0.2, suggesting that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blade Air Mobility has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for flyExclusive and Blade Air Mobility, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
flyExclusive	0	1	0	0	2.00
Blade Air Mobility	0	0	3	0	3.00

flyExclusive currently has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 91.49%. Blade Air Mobility has a consensus target price of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 134.16%. Given Blade Air Mobility’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blade Air Mobility is more favorable than flyExclusive.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

13.0% of flyExclusive shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.4% of Blade Air Mobility shares are held by institutional investors. 57.1% of flyExclusive shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.0% of Blade 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.

Profitability

This table compares flyExclusive and Blade Air Mobility’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
flyExclusive	N/A	-6.50%	0.74%
Blade Air Mobility	-24.90%	-13.71%	-11.23%

About flyExclusive

flyExclusive, Inc. owns and operates private jets in North America, the Caribbean, Central America, South America, and Europe. The company also offers jet charter services; ownership and leaseback programs for aircraft buyers; and aircraft maintenance, repair, interior, and paint services. In addition, it provides jet cards, and interiors and exterior refurbishment services. The company is headquartered in Kinston, North Carolina. flyExclusive, Inc. is a subsidiary of LGM Enterprises, LLC.

About Blade Air Mobility

Blade Air Mobility, Inc. provides air transportation alternatives to the congested ground routes in the United States. It provides its services through charter and by-the-seat flights using helicopters, jets, turboprops, and amphibious seaplanes. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, New York.