Mesa Air Group (NASDAQ:RJET – Get Free Report) and flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
13.3% of Mesa Air Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of flyExclusive shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Mesa Air Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 90.1% of flyExclusive shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Mesa Air Group and flyExclusive”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Mesa Air Group | $1.68 billion | 0.58 | $76.20 million | $0.94 | 21.97 |
| flyExclusive | $384.10 million | 0.29 | -$46.83 million | ($0.89) | -1.30 |
Mesa Air Group has higher revenue and earnings than flyExclusive. flyExclusive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mesa Air Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Mesa Air Group and flyExclusive, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Mesa Air Group | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| flyExclusive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 |
flyExclusive has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 503.45%. Given flyExclusive’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe flyExclusive is more favorable than Mesa Air Group.
Profitability
This table compares Mesa Air Group and flyExclusive’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Mesa Air Group | 2.96% | 7.07% | 2.93% |
| flyExclusive | -20.19% | N/A | -13.69% |
Volatility & Risk
Mesa Air Group has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, flyExclusive has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Mesa Air Group beats flyExclusive on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Mesa Air Group
Mesa Air Group, Inc. operates as the holding company for Mesa Airlines, Inc. that provides regional air carrier scheduled passenger services. The company offers scheduled flight and cargo services. As of September 30, 2023, it operated a fleet of 80 aircraft with approximately 296 daily departures to 86 cities in the United States and Mexico. Mesa Air Group, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
About flyExclusive
flyExclusive, Inc., through its subsidiary, LGM Enterprises, LLC., owns and operates private jets in North America. It also offers jet charter services; and aircraft maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) operations, and interior and exterior refurbishment services, as well as wholesale and retail ad hoc flights, a jet club program, partnership program, fractional program, and other services. The company is headquartered in Kinston, North Carolina.
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