Analyzing 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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for flyExclusive and Surf Air Mobility, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	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 price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 91.49%. Surf Air Mobility has a consensus price target of $3.28, suggesting a potential upside of 762.93%. Given Surf Air Mobility’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Surf Air Mobility is more favorable than flyExclusive.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

13.0% of flyExclusive shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Surf Air Mobility shares are held by institutional investors. 57.1% of flyExclusive shares are held by 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 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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
flyExclusive	$331.00 million	0.14	$3.67 million	N/A	N/A
Surf Air Mobility	$60.51 million	0.51	-$250.70 million	N/A	N/A

flyExclusive has higher revenue and earnings than Surf Air Mobility.

Summary

Surf Air Mobility beats flyExclusive on 6 of the 10 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.