Contrasting flyExclusive (FLYX) and Its Peers

flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX) is one of 81 publicly-traded companies in the “Passenger Airlines” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare flyExclusive to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares flyExclusive and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
flyExclusive	$384.10 million	-$46.83 million	-1.38
flyExclusive Competitors	$14.17 billion	$623.26 million	14.81

flyExclusive’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than flyExclusive. flyExclusive 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.

Profitability

This table compares flyExclusive and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
flyExclusive	-20.19%	N/A	-13.69%
flyExclusive Competitors	-30.29%	9.53%	0.52%

Risk and Volatility

flyExclusive has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, flyExclusive’s rivals have a beta of 16.63, indicating that their average share price is 1,563% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

13.0% of flyExclusive shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.2% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies are owned by institutional investors. 90.1% of flyExclusive shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for flyExclusive and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
flyExclusive	0	0	0	1	4.00
flyExclusive Competitors	1470	3988	6542	344	2.47

flyExclusive currently has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 469.11%. As a group, “Passenger Airlines” companies have a potential upside of 42.53%. Given flyExclusive’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe flyExclusive is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

flyExclusive rivals beat flyExclusive on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

flyExclusive Company Profile

flyExclusive, Inc., through its subsidiary, LGM Enterprises, LLC., owns and operates private jets in North America. It also offers jet charter services; and aircraft maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) operations, and interior and exterior refurbishment services, as well as wholesale and retail ad hoc flights, a jet club program, partnership program, fractional program, and other services. The company is headquartered in Kinston, North Carolina.