Financial Survey: Surf Air Mobility (NYSE:SRFM) versus Thai Airways International PCL (OTCMKTS:TAWNF)

Thai Airways International PCL (OTCMKTS:TAWNF) and Surf Air Mobility (NYSE:SRFM) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Thai Airways International PCL and Surf Air Mobility’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Thai Airways International PCL	N/A	N/A	N/A
Surf Air Mobility	-53.48%	N/A	-46.15%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Thai Airways International PCL and Surf Air Mobility, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Thai Airways International PCL	0	0	0	0	0.00
Surf Air Mobility	1	1	2	0	2.25

Surf Air Mobility has a consensus target price of $6.58, suggesting a potential upside of 42.19%. Given Surf Air Mobility’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Surf Air Mobility is more favorable than Thai Airways International PCL.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Thai Airways International PCL and Surf Air Mobility”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Thai Airways International PCL	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Surf Air Mobility	$119.43 million	1.66	-$74.91 million	($2.78)	-1.67

Thai Airways International PCL has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Surf Air Mobility.

Volatility and Risk

Thai Airways International PCL has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Surf Air Mobility has a beta of 2.87, suggesting that its stock price is 187% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

17.7% of Surf Air Mobility shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Surf Air Mobility shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Surf Air Mobility beats Thai Airways International PCL on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Thai Airways International PCL

Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in airlines business in Thailand and internationally. It operates through three segments: Air Transportation Activities, Business Units, and Other Activities. The Air Transportation Activities segment provides passenger, freight, and mail services. The Business Units segment offers cargo and mail commercial, ground customer, ground support equipment, and catering services. The Other Activities segment provides transportation supporting activities, which include flight management services, sale of duty-free goods, and sale of souvenir products from maintenance division. It also offers tourism, specialized personnel, information technology, and aviation training services for the travel sector. Thai Airways International Public Company Limited was founded in 1959 and is based in Bangkok, Thailand.

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.