Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY – Get Free Report) and Sidus Space (NASDAQ:SIDU – Get Free Report) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
0.3% of Airbus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.9% of Sidus Space shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Sidus Space shares are held by 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for Airbus and Sidus Space, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Airbus | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2.30 |
| Sidus Space | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Airbus | $83.05 billion | 1.83 | $5.91 billion | $1.89 | 25.46 |
| Sidus Space | $3.38 million | 69.18 | -$17.52 million | ($1.21) | -2.90 |
Airbus has higher revenue and earnings than Sidus Space. Sidus Space is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Airbus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Airbus has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sidus Space has a beta of -1.63, indicating that its share price is 263% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Airbus and Sidus Space’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Airbus | 7.15% | 22.35% | 4.05% |
| Sidus Space | -655.33% | -116.44% | -67.25% |
Summary
Airbus beats Sidus Space on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Sidus Space
Sidus Space, Inc., a space-as-a-service company, engages in the design, manufacture, launch, and data collection of commercial satellite worldwide. Its space services include satellite/space hardware manufacturing; Low Earth Orbit (LEO) launch and deployment services; and space-based geospatial intel, imagery, and data analytics. The company also provides platforms, such as External Flight Test Platform (EFTP) which offers multiple industries to develop, test, and fly experiments, hardware, materials, and advanced electronics on the ISS at a reduced cost and schedule; LizzieSat; Space Station Integrated Kinetic Launcher for Orbital Payload Systems; and Phoenix Deployer. In addition, it offers aerospace and defense manufacturing services, including 3D printing; mechanical/electrical assembly and test; design engineering; and program management comprising of supply chain management, customer requirement compliance, logistics and configuration management, resource and budget control, and schedule. It serves commercial space, aerospace, and defense industries, as well as government and commercial customers. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Merritt Island, Florida. Sidus Space, Inc. is a subsidiary of Craig Technical Consulting, Inc.
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