Analyzing Wheels Up Experience (UP) and Its Competitors

Wheels Up Experience (NYSE:UP) is one of 78 publicly-traded companies in the “Passenger Airlines” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Wheels Up Experience to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

98.2% of Wheels Up Experience shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.0% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Wheels Up Experience shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.2% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Wheels Up Experience and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wheels Up Experience	1	0	0	0	1.00
Wheels Up Experience Competitors	1522	4053	6667	353	2.46

As a group, “Passenger Airlines” companies have a potential upside of 14.89%. Given Wheels Up Experience’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Wheels Up Experience has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

Wheels Up Experience has a beta of 2.19, indicating that its stock price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheels Up Experience’s rivals have a beta of 2.06, indicating that their average stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Wheels Up Experience and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wheels Up Experience	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wheels Up Experience Competitors	3.82%	15.32%	3.26%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Wheels Up Experience and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wheels Up Experience	$720.25 million	N/A	-0.36
Wheels Up Experience Competitors	$12.48 billion	$310.12 million	18.96

Wheels Up Experience’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Wheels Up Experience. Wheels Up Experience is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Wheels Up Experience rivals beat Wheels Up Experience on 10 of the 12 factors compared.

Wheels Up Experience Company Profile

Wheels Up Experience Inc. provides private aviation services in the United States and internationally. The company offers Wheels Up Membership program that consists of two primary membership categories, such as Individual membership for individual and business fliers; and UP for Business membership consists of small and medium enterprise, and custom enterprise solutions for business fliers that tend to spend at higher levels. Its Wheels Up Charter provides charter flight services for passenger groups, sports teams, global corporate events, and tour operations, as well as global passenger, cargo, emergency, and government services. In addition, the company offers wholesale charter services; group charter and cargo flights; maintenance, repair, and operations services; fixed-base operator services; safety and security services; and government, defense, emergency, and medical transport missions. It serves individuals, small and medium enterprises, and corporate customers. As of December 31, 2024, the company operated a fleet of 154 owned and leased aircraft. Wheels Up Experience Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Chamblee, Georgia.