Analyzing Surf Air Mobility (NYSE:SRFM) and flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX)

Surf Air Mobility (NYSE:SRFM) and flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Surf Air Mobility and flyExclusive, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Surf Air Mobility	0	0	4	0	3.00
flyExclusive	0	1	0	0	2.00

Surf Air Mobility currently has a consensus target price of $3.28, suggesting a potential upside of 622.47%. flyExclusive has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 109.30%. Given Surf Air Mobility’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Surf Air Mobility is more favorable than flyExclusive.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

17.7% of Surf Air Mobility shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of flyExclusive shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.1% of flyExclusive shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Surf Air Mobility and flyExclusive’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Surf Air Mobility	$60.51 million	0.62	-$250.70 million	N/A	N/A
flyExclusive	$331.00 million	0.13	$3.67 million	N/A	N/A

flyExclusive has higher revenue and earnings than Surf Air Mobility.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Surf Air Mobility	N/A	N/A	N/A
flyExclusive	N/A	-6.50%	0.74%

Summary

Surf Air Mobility beats flyExclusive on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.