Financial Review: Boeing (NYSE:BA) versus Momentus (NASDAQ:MNTS)

Boeing (NYSE:BA) and Momentus (NASDAQ:MNTS) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Boeing and Momentus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boeing	2.40%	N/A	-5.40%
Momentus	-3,445.25%	N/A	-281.78%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Boeing and Momentus”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boeing	$89.46 billion	2.12	$2.24 billion	$2.01	120.40
Momentus	$2.11 million	3.81	-$34.95 million	($70.54)	-0.08

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

Volatility & Risk

Boeing has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Momentus has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Boeing and Momentus, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boeing	3	5	17	1	2.62
Momentus	1	0	0	0	1.00

Boeing presently has a consensus target price of $246.14, indicating a potential upside of 1.71%. Given Boeing’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Boeing is more favorable than Momentus.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

64.8% of Boeing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.2% of Momentus shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Boeing shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Momentus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Boeing beats Momentus on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Boeing

The Boeing Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, services, and supports commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight and launch systems, and services worldwide. The company operates through Commercial Airplanes; Defense, Space & Security; and Global Services segments. The Commercial Airplanes segment develops, produces, and markets commercial jet aircraft for passenger and cargo requirements, as well as provides fleet support services. The Defense, Space & Security segment engages in the research, development, production, and modification of manned and unmanned military aircraft and weapons systems; strategic defense and intelligence systems, which include strategic missile and defense systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, cyber and information solutions, and intelligence systems; and satellite systems, such as government and commercial satellites, and space exploration. The Global Services segment offers products and services, including supply chain and logistics management, engineering, maintenance and modifications, upgrades and conversions, spare parts, pilot and maintenance training systems and services, technical and maintenance documents, and data analytics and digital services to commercial and defense customers. The Boeing Company was incorporated in 1916 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.

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.