Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR – Get Free Report) and Momentus (NASDAQ:MNTS – Get Free Report) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
72.2% of Intuitive Machines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.2% of Momentus shares are held by institutional investors. 39.8% of Intuitive Machines shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Momentus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Intuitive Machines and Momentus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Intuitive Machines | -87.58% | N/A | -7.07% |
| Momentus | -3,445.25% | N/A | -281.78% |
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Intuitive Machines | $228.00 million | 17.06 | -$283.41 million | ($2.47) | -8.74 |
| Momentus | $2.11 million | 5.83 | -$34.95 million | ($70.54) | -0.12 |
Momentus has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Intuitive Machines. Intuitive Machines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Momentus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Intuitive Machines and Momentus, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Intuitive Machines | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2.60 |
| Momentus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Intuitive Machines currently has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential downside of 21.22%. Given Intuitive Machines’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Intuitive Machines is more favorable than Momentus.
Risk and Volatility
Intuitive Machines has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Momentus has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Intuitive Machines beats Momentus on 12 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 Momentus
Momentus Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a commercial space company. The company focuses on providing in-space infrastructure services, including in-space transportation, hosted payloads, and in-orbit services. Its principal and target customers include satellite operators. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.
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