Head to Head Survey: Vertical Aerospace (NYSE:EVTL) vs. XTI Aerospace (NASDAQ:XTIA)

Vertical Aerospace (NYSE:EVTL) and XTI Aerospace (NASDAQ:XTIA) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vertical Aerospace	N/A	N/A	-$998.35 million	($50.52)	-0.12
XTI Aerospace	$3.20 million	9.56	-$35.60 million	N/A	N/A

XTI Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than Vertical Aerospace.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vertical Aerospace	2	1	6	0	2.44
XTI Aerospace	1	0	0	1	2.50

Vertical Aerospace presently has a consensus target price of $10.43, suggesting a potential upside of 77.81%. Given Vertical Aerospace’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Vertical Aerospace is more favorable than XTI Aerospace.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

81.2% of Vertical Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.7% of XTI Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. 74.8% of Vertical Aerospace shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of XTI Aerospace shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vertical Aerospace	N/A	N/A	-640.47%
XTI Aerospace	-1,714.04%	-655.07%	-179.15%

Volatility & Risk

Vertical Aerospace has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XTI Aerospace has a beta of 4.81, meaning that its share price is 381% more volatile than the S&P 500.

About Vertical Aerospace

Vertical Aerospace Ltd., an aerospace and technology company, engages in designing, manufacturing, and selling zero operating emission electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for use in the advanced air mobility in the United Kingdom. It offers VX4, an eVTOL aircraft. Vertical Aerospace Ltd. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom.

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.