Contrasting Momentus (NASDAQ:MNTS) & EVE (NYSE:EVEX)

EVE (NYSE:EVEX) and Momentus (NASDAQ:MNTS) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.3% of EVE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.2% of Momentus shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of EVE shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Momentus shares are owned by company 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.

Risk & Volatility

EVE has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Momentus has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for EVE and Momentus, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EVE	1	2	4	0	2.43
Momentus	1	0	0	0	1.00

EVE presently has a consensus target price of $6.47, indicating a potential upside of 114.53%. Given EVE’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe EVE is more favorable than Momentus.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EVE	N/A	-203.37%	-61.11%
Momentus	-3,445.25%	N/A	-281.78%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EVE	N/A	N/A	-$138.17 million	($0.65)	-4.64
Momentus	$1.03 million	7.73	-$34.95 million	($70.54)	-0.08

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

Summary

Momentus beats EVE on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About EVE

Eve Holding, Inc. is a special purpose acquisition company focused on the aviation sector. The company was founded on 7th August, 2020 and is headquartered in Melbourne, FL.

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.