Wheels Up Experience (UP) versus Its Competitors Financial Analysis

Wheels Up Experience (NYSE:UP) is one of 78 public companies in the “Passenger Airlines” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Wheels Up Experience to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Wheels Up Experience and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wheels Up Experience	$736.49 million	-$294.22 million	-0.37
Wheels Up Experience Competitors	$14.65 billion	$637.69 million	18.90

Wheels Up Experience’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Wheels Up Experience. Wheels Up Experience is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Wheels Up Experience and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wheels Up Experience	1	0	0	0	1.00
Wheels Up Experience Competitors	1524	4060	6676	353	2.46

As a group, “Passenger Airlines” companies have a potential upside of 15.11%. Given Wheels Up Experience’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Wheels Up Experience has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.2% of Wheels Up Experience shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.3% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Wheels Up Experience shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies 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.

Profitability

This table compares Wheels Up Experience and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wheels Up Experience	-42.04%	N/A	-30.08%
Wheels Up Experience Competitors	-18.02%	5.63%	1.10%

Risk and Volatility

Wheels Up Experience has a beta of 2.19, meaning that its share price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheels Up Experience’s competitors have a beta of 18.43, meaning that their average share price is 1,743% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Wheels Up Experience competitors beat Wheels Up Experience on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

Wheels Up Experience Company Profile

Wheels Up Experience Inc. provides private aviation services in the United States and internationally. The company offers Wheels Up Membership program that consists of two primary membership categories, such as Individual membership for individual and business fliers; and UP for Business membership consists of small and medium enterprise, and custom enterprise solutions for business fliers that tend to spend at higher levels. Its Wheels Up Charter provides charter flight services for passenger groups, sports teams, global corporate events, and tour operations, as well as global passenger, cargo, emergency, and government services. In addition, the company offers wholesale charter services; group charter and cargo flights; maintenance, repair, and operations services; fixed-base operator services; safety and security services; and government, defense, emergency, and medical transport missions. It serves individuals, small and medium enterprises, and corporate customers. As of December 31, 2024, the company operated a fleet of 154 owned and leased aircraft. Wheels Up Experience Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Chamblee, Georgia.