Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion (NYSE:VLRS – Get Free Report) and Jet.AI (NASDAQ:JTAI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
53.3% of Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Jet.AI shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Jet.AI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion and Jet.AI, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2.20 |
| Jet.AI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion and Jet.AI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion | -5.71% | -93.91% | -3.29% |
| Jet.AI | 49.49% | -34.68% | -30.95% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion and Jet.AI”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion | $3.04 billion | 0.26 | -$103.87 million | ($1.64) | -4.11 |
| Jet.AI | $9.18 million | 0.23 | $4.59 million | $505.60 | 0.00 |
Jet.AI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion. Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jet.AI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jet.AI has a beta of -0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 131% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion beats Jet.AI on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V., through its subsidiary, Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.P.I. de C.V., provides air transportation services for passengers, cargo, and mail in Mexico and internationally. The company operates approximately 590 daily flights on routes connecting 43 cities in Mexico, 22 cities in the United States, 4 cities in Central America, and 2 cities in South America. As of December 31, 2022, it leased 116 aircrafts and 23 spare engines. The company also offers merchandising, travel agency, and loyalty program, as well as specialized and aeronautical technical services. Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.
About Jet.AI
Jet.AI Inc. primarily engages in the development and operation of private aviation platforms. The company operates CharterGPT, a booking platform that functions as a prospecting and quoting platform to arrange private jet travel with its aircrafts and third-party carriers. It also provides Reroute AI software that recycles aircraft waiting to return to base into prospective new charter bookings to destinations within specific distances; and DynoFlight, a software application programming interface (API), which enables aircraft operators to track and estimate emissions, and purchase carbon offset credits. In addition, the company offers Flight Club API, an aviation software, that enables FAA Part 135 operators to function simultaneously under FAA Part 380, which permits sale of private jet service by the seat instead of by whole aircraft. Further, it offers aircraft charter, management, and brokerage services. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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