Contrasting Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) & flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX)

flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX) and Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for flyExclusive and Alaska Air Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
flyExclusive	0	0	1	1	3.50
Alaska Air Group	3	0	10	0	2.54

flyExclusive presently has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 566.67%. Alaska Air Group has a consensus target price of $52.38, suggesting a potential upside of 34.44%. Given flyExclusive’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe flyExclusive is more favorable than Alaska Air Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

13.0% of flyExclusive shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.9% of Alaska Air Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 90.1% of flyExclusive shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Alaska Air Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

flyExclusive has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alaska Air Group has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares flyExclusive and Alaska Air Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
flyExclusive	-20.19%	N/A	-13.69%
Alaska Air Group	-2.58%	-5.42%	-0.98%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares flyExclusive and Alaska Air Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
flyExclusive	$403.89 million	0.27	-$46.83 million	($0.79)	-1.33
Alaska Air Group	$14.24 billion	0.30	$100.00 million	($3.51)	-11.10

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

Summary

Alaska Air Group beats flyExclusive on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Alaska Air Group

Alaska Air Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates airlines. It operates through three segments: Mainline, Regional, and Horizon. The company offers scheduled air transportation services on Boeing jet aircraft for passengers and cargo in the United States, and in parts of Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, and the Bahamas; and for passengers across a shorter distance network within the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Alaska Air Group, Inc. was founded in 1932 and is based in Seattle, Washington.