Intuitive Machines (LUNR) vs. Its Peers Head to Head Analysis

Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) is one of 20 publicly-traded companies in the “Search & navigation equipment” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Intuitive Machines to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Intuitive Machines and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intuitive Machines	$79.52 million	-$190,000.00	2.53
Intuitive Machines Competitors	$5.17 billion	$392.22 million	17.87

Intuitive Machines’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Intuitive Machines. Intuitive Machines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Intuitive Machines and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intuitive Machines	0	0	4	0	3.00
Intuitive Machines Competitors	76	631	719	22	2.47

Intuitive Machines currently has a consensus price target of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 84.00%. As a group, “Search & navigation equipment” companies have a potential upside of 7.83%. Given Intuitive Machines’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Intuitive Machines is more favorable than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Intuitive Machines and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intuitive Machines	78.98%	-3.42%	-3.92%
Intuitive Machines Competitors	-179.13%	-24.67%	-14.70%

Volatility and Risk

Intuitive Machines has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intuitive Machines’ peers have a beta of 1.02, meaning that their average share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

72.2% of Intuitive Machines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.2% of shares of all “Search & navigation equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 78.9% of Intuitive Machines shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.5% of shares of all “Search & navigation equipment” companies are owned by 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

Intuitive Machines beats its peers on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Intuitive Machines Company Profile

Intuitive Machines, Inc. designs, manufactures, and operates space products and services in the United States. Its space systems and space infrastructure enable scientific and human exploration and utilization of lunar resources to support sustainable human presence on the moon. The company offers µNova, a lunar rocket-fueled drone, lunar surface rover services, fixed lunar surface services, rideshare delivery services, lunar access services, lunar orbit delivery services, and lunar data network services, as well as content sales and marketing. It also offers aerospace engineering services to NASA and the aerospace industry. Intuitive Machines, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is based in Houston, Texas.