Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR – Get Free Report) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII – Get Free Report) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Risk & Volatility
Intuitive Machines has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Huntington Ingalls Industries has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Intuitive Machines and Huntington Ingalls Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Intuitive Machines | -87.58% | N/A | -7.67% |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries | 4.54% | 11.34% | 4.43% |
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Intuitive Machines | $228.00 million | 6.81 | -$283.41 million | ($3.24) | -2.68 |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries | $12.01 billion | 1.01 | $550.00 million | $14.48 | 21.34 |
Huntington Ingalls Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Intuitive Machines. Intuitive Machines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Huntington Ingalls Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Intuitive Machines and Huntington Ingalls Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Intuitive Machines | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2.22 |
Intuitive Machines currently has a consensus target price of $15.40, indicating a potential upside of 77.32%. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a consensus target price of $318.57, indicating a potential upside of 3.09%. Given Intuitive Machines’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Intuitive Machines is more favorable than Huntington Ingalls Industries.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
72.2% of Intuitive Machines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.8% of Intuitive Machines shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Huntington Ingalls Industries beats Intuitive Machines on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Intuitive Machines
Intuitive Machines, Inc. designs, manufactures, and operates space products and services in the United States. Its space systems and space infrastructure enable scientific and human exploration and utilization of lunar resources to support sustainable human presence on the moon. The company offers lunar access services, such µNova, lunar surface rover services, fixed lunar surface services, lunar orbit delivery services, rideshare delivery services to lunar orbit, as well as content sales and marketing sponsorships; and orbital services, including satellite delivery and rideshare, satellite servicing and refueling, space station servicing, satellite repositioning, and orbital debris removal. It also provides lunar data services, comprising Lunar data network, lunar south pole and far-side coverage, lunar positioning services, data relay, and data storage/caching. In addition, the company offers propulsion systems and navigation systems; engineering services contracts; lunar mobility vehicles, such as rovers and drones; power infrastructure that includes fission surface power; and human habitation systems. It serves its products to the U.S. government, commercial, and international customers. Intuitive Machines, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
About Huntington Ingalls Industries
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. designs, builds, overhauls, and repairs military ships in the United States. It operates through three segments: Ingalls, Newport News, and Mission Technologies. The company is involved in the design and construction of non-nuclear ships comprising amphibious assault ships; expeditionary warfare ships; surface combatants; and national security cutters for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. It also provides nuclear-powered ships, such as aircraft carriers and submarines, as well as refueling and overhaul, and inactivation services of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. In addition, the company offers naval nuclear support services, including fleet services comprising design, construction, maintenance, and disposal activities for in-service the U.S. Navy nuclear ships; and maintenance services on nuclear reactor prototypes. Further, the company provides C5ISR systems and operations; application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to battlefield decisions; defensive and offensive cyberspace strategies and electronic warfare; live, virtual, and constructive solutions; unmanned, autonomous systems; and fleet sustainment; and critical nuclear operations. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Newport News, Virginia.
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