Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) versus GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) Head-To-Head Analysis

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) and Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

74.8% of GE Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Intuitive Machines shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of GE Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.8% of Intuitive Machines 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for GE Aerospace and Intuitive Machines, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GE Aerospace	0	2	15	0	2.88
Intuitive Machines	3	1	10	0	2.50

GE Aerospace currently has a consensus price target of $301.27, indicating a potential upside of 0.33%. Intuitive Machines has a consensus price target of $15.40, indicating a potential upside of 76.40%. Given Intuitive Machines’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Intuitive Machines is more favorable than GE Aerospace.

Volatility and Risk

GE Aerospace has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intuitive Machines has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares GE Aerospace and Intuitive Machines”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GE Aerospace	$43.95 billion	7.21	$6.56 billion	$7.49	40.09
Intuitive Machines	$228.00 million	6.84	-$283.41 million	($3.24)	-2.69

GE Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than Intuitive Machines. Intuitive Machines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GE Aerospace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares GE Aerospace and Intuitive Machines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GE Aerospace	18.34%	34.01%	5.26%
Intuitive Machines	-87.58%	N/A	-7.67%

Summary

GE Aerospace beats Intuitive Machines on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace (also known as General Electric) is a company that specializes in providing aerospace products and services. It operates through two reportable segments: Commercial Engines and Services and Defense and Propulsion Technologies. It offers jet and turboprop engines, as well as integrated systems for commercial, military, business, and general aviation aircraft. GE demerged into GE Vernova, GE Aerospace, and GE Healthcare.

About Intuitive Machines

Intuitive Machines, Inc. designs, manufactures, and operates space products and services in the United States. Its space systems and space infrastructure enable scientific and human exploration and utilization of lunar resources to support sustainable human presence on the moon. The company offers lunar access services, such µNova, lunar surface rover services, fixed lunar surface services, lunar orbit delivery services, rideshare delivery services to lunar orbit, as well as content sales and marketing sponsorships; and orbital services, including satellite delivery and rideshare, satellite servicing and refueling, space station servicing, satellite repositioning, and orbital debris removal. It also provides lunar data services, comprising Lunar data network, lunar south pole and far-side coverage, lunar positioning services, data relay, and data storage/caching. In addition, the company offers propulsion systems and navigation systems; engineering services contracts; lunar mobility vehicles, such as rovers and drones; power infrastructure that includes fission surface power; and human habitation systems. It serves its products to the U.S. government, commercial, and international customers. Intuitive Machines, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.