Analyzing Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY) & Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR)

Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) and Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intuitive Machines	-39.65%	N/A	-7.59%
Airbus	7.15%	23.20%	4.10%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Intuitive Machines and Airbus”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intuitive Machines	$210.06 million	15.30	-$283.41 million	($2.47)	-7.22
Airbus	$83.05 billion	1.76	$5.91 billion	$1.89	24.46

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Intuitive Machines and Airbus, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intuitive Machines	2	3	9	0	2.50
Airbus	0	6	4	0	2.40

Intuitive Machines presently has a consensus target price of $19.35, suggesting a potential upside of 8.52%. Given Intuitive Machines’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Intuitive Machines is more favorable than Airbus.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

72.2% of Intuitive Machines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Airbus shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.8% of Intuitive Machines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Intuitive Machines has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airbus has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

About Intuitive Machines

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 lunar access services, such µNova, lunar surface rover services, fixed lunar surface services, lunar orbit delivery services, rideshare delivery services to lunar orbit, as well as content sales and marketing sponsorships; and orbital services, including satellite delivery and rideshare, satellite servicing and refueling, space station servicing, satellite repositioning, and orbital debris removal. It also provides lunar data services, comprising Lunar data network, lunar south pole and far-side coverage, lunar positioning services, data relay, and data storage/caching. In addition, the company offers propulsion systems and navigation systems; engineering services contracts; lunar mobility vehicles, such as rovers and drones; power infrastructure that includes fission surface power; and human habitation systems. It serves its products to the U.S. government, commercial, and international customers. Intuitive Machines, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Airbus

Airbus SE, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and delivery of aerospace products, services, and solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments: Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, and Airbus Defence and Space. The Airbus segment develops, manufactures, markets, and sells commercial jet passenger aircraft, freighter aircraft, regional turboprop aircraft, and aircraft components, as well as provides aircraft conversion and related services. The Airbus Helicopters segment develops, manufactures, markets, and sells civil and military helicopters; and provides helicopter-related services. The Airbus Defence and Space segment designs, develops, delivers, and supports military air systems and related services. This segment also offers civil and defence space systems for telecommunications, earth observations, navigation, and science and orbital systems; missile and space launcher systems; and services around data processing from platforms, secure communication, and cyber security. The company was formerly known as Airbus Group SE and changed its name to Airbus SE in April 2017. Airbus SE was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Leiden, the Netherlands.