Critical Survey: Surf Air Mobility (NYSE:SRFM) & flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX)

flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX) and Surf Air Mobility (NYSE:SRFM) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

13.0% of flyExclusive shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Surf Air Mobility shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.1% of flyExclusive shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
flyExclusive	N/A	-6.50%	0.74%
Surf Air Mobility	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares flyExclusive and Surf Air Mobility’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
flyExclusive	N/A	N/A	$3.67 million	N/A	N/A
Surf Air Mobility	$60.51 million	0.62	-$250.70 million	N/A	N/A

flyExclusive has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Surf Air Mobility.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
flyExclusive	0	1	0	0	2.00
Surf Air Mobility	0	0	4	0	3.00

flyExclusive presently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 109.30%. Surf Air Mobility has a consensus target price of $3.28, suggesting a potential upside of 622.47%. Given Surf Air Mobility’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Surf Air Mobility is more favorable than flyExclusive.

Summary

Surf Air Mobility beats flyExclusive on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About flyExclusive

flyExclusive, Inc. owns and operates private jets in North America, the Caribbean, Central America, South America, and Europe. The company also offers jet charter services; ownership and leaseback programs for aircraft buyers; and aircraft maintenance, repair, interior, and paint services. In addition, it provides jet cards, and interiors and exterior refurbishment services. The company is headquartered in Kinston, North Carolina. flyExclusive, Inc. is a subsidiary of LGM Enterprises, LLC.

About Surf Air Mobility

Surf Air Mobility Inc. operates as an electric aviation and air travel company in the United States. The company offers an air mobility platform with scheduled routes and on demand charter flights operated by third parties. Surf Air Mobility Inc. is headquartered in Hawthorne, California.