Jet2 (OTCMKTS:DRTGF) versus NextTrip (NASDAQ:NTRP) Critical Survey

NextTrip (NASDAQ:NTRP) and Jet2 (OTCMKTS:DRTGF) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares NextTrip and Jet2″s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NextTrip	$1.05 million	31.17	-$10.12 million	($1.41)	-2.68
Jet2	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.22	80.98

Jet2 has lower revenue, but higher earnings than NextTrip. NextTrip is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jet2, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.8% of NextTrip shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.7% of Jet2 shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.5% of NextTrip shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for NextTrip and Jet2, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NextTrip	1	1	0	0	1.50
Jet2	0	0	3	0	3.00

NextTrip currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.28%. Given NextTrip’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NextTrip is more favorable than Jet2.

Profitability

This table compares NextTrip and Jet2’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NextTrip	-1,323.22%	-298.91%	-139.68%
Jet2	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Jet2 beats NextTrip on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NextTrip

NextTrip, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of travel technology solutions in the United States. The company offers NXT2.0, a booking engine technology platform, which provides travel distributors access to an inventory. It is also involved in the provision of online leisure travel agency services for booking hotels, flights, and curated vacations. The company was formerly known as Sigma Additive Solutions, Inc. and changed its name to NextTrip, Inc. in March 2024. NextTrip, Inc. is based in Sunrise, Florida.

About Jet2

Jet2 plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the leisure travel business primarily in the United Kingdom. The company operates scheduled holiday flights to leisure destinations in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands, and European Leisure Cities. It is also involved in the package holiday and non-ticket retail activities, as well as passenger and charter aircraft operations. In addition, it engages in the aircraft leasing and financing services. The company was formerly known as Dart Group PLC and changed its name to Jet2 plc in September 2020. Jet2 plc was founded in 1971 and is based in Leeds, the United Kingdom.