Critical Review: Sidus Space (NASDAQ:SIDU) and GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE)

Sidus Space (NASDAQ:SIDU) and GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Sidus Space and GE Aerospace’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sidus Space	-515.33%	-129.29%	-69.46%
GE Aerospace	18.34%	34.01%	5.26%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Sidus Space and GE Aerospace, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sidus Space	1	0	0	0	1.00
GE Aerospace	0	2	15	0	2.88

GE Aerospace has a consensus target price of $301.27, indicating a potential downside of 1.85%. Given GE Aerospace’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GE Aerospace is more favorable than Sidus Space.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

17.9% of Sidus Space shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of GE Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Sidus Space shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of GE Aerospace shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sidus Space and GE Aerospace”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sidus Space	$4.19 million	6.28	-$17.52 million	($1.98)	-0.52
GE Aerospace	$43.95 billion	7.37	$6.56 billion	$7.49	40.98

GE Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than Sidus Space. Sidus Space is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GE Aerospace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Sidus Space has a beta of -1.33, indicating that its share price is 233% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GE Aerospace has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

GE Aerospace beats Sidus Space on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sidus Space

Sidus Space, Inc., a space-as-a-service company, engages in the design, manufacture, launch, and data collection of commercial satellite worldwide. Its space services include satellite/space hardware manufacturing; Low Earth Orbit (LEO) launch and deployment services; and space-based geospatial intel, imagery, and data analytics. The company also provides platforms, such as External Flight Test Platform (EFTP) which offers multiple industries to develop, test, and fly experiments, hardware, materials, and advanced electronics on the ISS at a reduced cost and schedule; LizzieSat; Space Station Integrated Kinetic Launcher for Orbital Payload Systems; and Phoenix Deployer. In addition, it offers aerospace and defense manufacturing services, including 3D printing; mechanical/electrical assembly and test; design engineering; and program management comprising of supply chain management, customer requirement compliance, logistics and configuration management, resource and budget control, and schedule. It serves commercial space, aerospace, and defense industries, as well as government and commercial customers. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Merritt Island, Florida. Sidus Space, Inc. is a subsidiary of Craig Technical Consulting, Inc.

About GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace (also known as General Electric) is a company that specializes in providing aerospace products and services. It operates through two reportable segments: Commercial Engines and Services and Defense and Propulsion Technologies. It offers jet and turboprop engines, as well as integrated systems for commercial, military, business, and general aviation aircraft. GE demerged into GE Vernova, GE Aerospace, and GE Healthcare.