Wheels Up Experience (NYSE:UP) & Momentus (NASDAQ:MNTS) Head to Head Survey

Wheels Up Experience (NYSE:UP) and Momentus (NASDAQ:MNTS) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Wheels Up Experience and Momentus, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wheels Up Experience	1	0	0	0	1.00
Momentus	1	0	0	0	1.00

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.2% of Wheels Up Experience shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.2% of Momentus shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Wheels Up Experience shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Momentus shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Wheels Up Experience has a beta of 2.3, indicating that its stock price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Momentus has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Wheels Up Experience and Momentus”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wheels Up Experience	$757.47 million	0.94	-$339.64 million	($0.51)	-1.93
Momentus	$905,000.00	18.01	-$34.95 million	($9.17)	-0.08

Momentus has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Wheels Up Experience. Wheels Up Experience is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Momentus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wheels Up Experience	-46.59%	N/A	-28.26%
Momentus	-3,562.32%	N/A	-286.72%

Summary

Wheels Up Experience beats Momentus on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Wheels Up Experience

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.

About Momentus

Momentus Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a commercial space company. The company focuses on providing in-space infrastructure services, including in-space transportation, hosted payloads, and in-orbit services. Its principal and target customers include satellite operators. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.