Financial Comparison: JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) and Wizz Air (OTCMKTS:WZZZY)

Wizz Air (OTCMKTS:WZZZY) and JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Wizz Air and JetBlue Airways’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wizz Air	N/A	N/A	N/A
JetBlue Airways	-9.32%	-45.92%	-5.41%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Wizz Air and JetBlue Airways”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wizz Air	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
JetBlue Airways	$9.06 billion	0.21	-$602.00 million	($2.39)	-2.09

Wizz Air has higher earnings, but lower revenue than JetBlue Airways.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Wizz Air and JetBlue Airways, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wizz Air	2	4	0	0	1.67
JetBlue Airways	6	6	0	0	1.50

JetBlue Airways has a consensus price target of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.32%. Given JetBlue Airways’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe JetBlue Airways is more favorable than Wizz Air.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

83.7% of JetBlue Airways shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of JetBlue Airways shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

About Wizz Air

Wizz Air Holdings Plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides passenger air transportation services on scheduled short-haul and medium-haul point-to-point routes in Europe and the Middle East. As of June 08, 2022, it operated a fleet of 154 aircraft that offered services for approximately 1000 routes from 194 airports in 51 countries. The company provides its services under the Wizz Air brand. Wizz Air Holdings Plc was founded in 2003 and is based in Saint Helier, Jersey.

About JetBlue Airways

JetBlue Airways Corporation provides air transportation services. The company operates a fleet of Airbus A321, Airbus A220, Airbus A321neo, Airbus A320 Restyled, Airbus A320, Airbus A321 with Mint, Airbus A321neo with Mint, Airbus A321neoLR with Mint, and Embraer E190 aircraft. It also serves 100 destinations across the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America, Canada, and Europe. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Long Island City, New York.