Financial Analysis: GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) & XTI Aerospace (NASDAQ:XTIA)

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

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XTI Aerospace	$3.04 million	10.34	-$35.60 million	N/A	N/A
GE Aerospace	$38.70 billion	8.21	$6.56 billion	$7.17	41.78

GE Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than XTI Aerospace.

Volatility & Risk

XTI Aerospace has a beta of 4.82, indicating that its share price is 382% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GE Aerospace has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares XTI Aerospace and GE Aerospace’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XTI Aerospace	-1,714.04%	-655.07%	-179.15%
GE Aerospace	18.64%	31.32%	4.86%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for XTI Aerospace and GE Aerospace, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XTI Aerospace	0	0	0	1	4.00
GE Aerospace	0	2	11	0	2.85

GE Aerospace has a consensus target price of $241.92, indicating a potential downside of 19.23%. Given GE Aerospace’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GE Aerospace is more favorable than XTI Aerospace.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

11.7% of XTI Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of GE Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of XTI Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of GE Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

GE Aerospace beats XTI Aerospace on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About XTI Aerospace

XTI Aerospace, Inc. engages in the provision of aircraft manufacturing. It primarily focuses on the light and mid-size business aircraft market. The company was founded in April 1999 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

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.