StandardAero (NYSE:SARO) vs. XTI Aerospace (NASDAQ:XTIA) Head to Head Analysis

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

11.7% of XTI Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of StandardAero shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of XTI Aerospace shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
StandardAero	3.15%	9.63%	3.69%
XTI Aerospace	-1,326.49%	-580.83%	-181.11%

Volatility & Risk

StandardAero has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XTI Aerospace has a beta of 5.28, suggesting that its share price is 428% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for StandardAero and XTI Aerospace, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
StandardAero	1	5	4	0	2.30
XTI Aerospace	1	0	0	0	1.00

StandardAero currently has a consensus price target of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.00%. Given StandardAero’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe StandardAero is more favorable than XTI Aerospace.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
StandardAero	$5.87 billion	1.76	$10.97 million	$0.55	56.20
XTI Aerospace	$3.20 million	18.01	-$35.60 million	($7.34)	-0.23

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

Summary

StandardAero beats XTI Aerospace on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About StandardAero

StandardAero, Inc. provides aerospace engine aftermarket services for fixed and rotary wing aircraft in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Rest of Europe, Asia, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Engine Services and Component Repair Services. The Engine Services segment provides a suite of aftermarket services, including maintenance, repair and overhaul, on-wing and field service support, asset management, and engineering and related solutions to customers in the commercial aerospace, military and helicopter, and business aviation end markets. The Component Repair Services segment offers engine component and accessory repairs to the commercial aerospace, military and helicopter, land and marine, and oil and gas end markets. The company was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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.