New Horizon Aircraft (NASDAQ:HOVR) versus Lilium (NASDAQ:LILM) Critical Comparison

Lilium (NASDAQ:LILM) and New Horizon Aircraft (NASDAQ:HOVR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Lilium and New Horizon Aircraft, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lilium	0	1	3	0	2.75
New Horizon Aircraft	0	0	0	0	N/A

Lilium presently has a consensus target price of $2.53, suggesting a potential upside of 183.01%. Given Lilium’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lilium is more favorable than New Horizon Aircraft.

Profitability

This table compares Lilium and New Horizon Aircraft’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lilium	N/A	N/A	N/A
New Horizon Aircraft	N/A	-137.31%	7.13%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lilium and New Horizon Aircraft’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lilium	$60,000.00	7,830.24	-$421.14 million	N/A	N/A
New Horizon Aircraft	N/A	N/A	$8.61 million	N/A	N/A

New Horizon Aircraft has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lilium.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

8.3% of Lilium shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.0% of New Horizon Aircraft shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.1% of Lilium shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Lilium beats New Horizon Aircraft on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lilium

Lilium N.V., a transportation company, engages in the research and development of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircrafts and jet for use in high-speed air transport system for people and goods. It also provides aircraft manufacturer services, including training, maintenance operations, material and battery management, global distribution, flight operations support, ground service equipment, and digital solutions. Lilium N.V. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Wessling, Germany.

About New Horizon Aircraft

New Horizon Aircraft Ltd., an aerospace engineering company, focuses on designing and developing the hybrid electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for the regional air mobility market primarily in the United States. It is developing Cavorite X7, a hybrid electric 7-seat aircraft that can take off and land vertically. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Lindsay, Canada.