XTI Aerospace (NASDAQ:XTIA) vs. Boeing (NYSE:BA) Head to Head Review

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Boeing and XTI Aerospace”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boeing	$66.52 billion	2.60	-$11.82 billion	($13.68)	-16.61
XTI Aerospace	$3.20 million	18.14	-$35.60 million	($7.34)	-0.24

XTI Aerospace has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boeing. Boeing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XTI Aerospace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boeing	-12.31%	N/A	-7.11%
XTI Aerospace	-1,326.49%	-580.83%	-181.11%

Volatility and Risk

Boeing has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XTI Aerospace has a beta of 5.28, indicating that its stock price is 428% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boeing	5	3	16	3	2.63
XTI Aerospace	1	0	0	1	2.50

Boeing currently has a consensus price target of $235.33, suggesting a potential upside of 3.57%. Given Boeing’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Boeing is more favorable than XTI Aerospace.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

64.8% of Boeing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.7% of XTI Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Boeing shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of XTI Aerospace shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Boeing beats XTI Aerospace on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Boeing

The Boeing Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, services, and supports commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight and launch systems, and services worldwide. The company operates through Commercial Airplanes; Defense, Space & Security; and Global Services segments. The Commercial Airplanes segment develops, produces, and markets commercial jet aircraft for passenger and cargo requirements, as well as provides fleet support services. The Defense, Space & Security segment engages in the research, development, production, and modification of manned and unmanned military aircraft and weapons systems; strategic defense and intelligence systems, which include strategic missile and defense systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, cyber and information solutions, and intelligence systems; and satellite systems, such as government and commercial satellites, and space exploration. The Global Services segment offers products and services, including supply chain and logistics management, engineering, maintenance and modifications, upgrades and conversions, spare parts, pilot and maintenance training systems and services, technical and maintenance documents, and data analytics and digital services to commercial and defense customers. The Boeing Company was incorporated in 1916 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.

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.