Contrasting Archer Aviation (NYSE:ACHR) & Boeing (NYSE:BA)

Archer Aviation (NYSE:ACHR) and Boeing (NYSE:BA) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Archer Aviation and Boeing”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Archer Aviation	$300,000.00	11,383.46	-$618.20 million	($1.08)	-4.11
Boeing	$89.46 billion	1.54	$2.23 billion	$9.19	18.87

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Archer Aviation and Boeing, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Archer Aviation	1	1	6	0	2.62
Boeing	3	8	21	1	2.61

Archer Aviation currently has a consensus target price of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 159.30%. Boeing has a consensus target price of $247.88, suggesting a potential upside of 42.92%. Given Archer Aviation’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Archer Aviation is more favorable than Boeing.

Profitability

This table compares Archer Aviation and Boeing’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Archer Aviation	N/A	-40.74%	-35.93%
Boeing	7.98%	-42.40%	-1.53%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

59.3% of Archer Aviation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.8% of Boeing shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Archer Aviation shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Boeing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Archer Aviation has a beta of 3.59, indicating that its share price is 259% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boeing has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Boeing beats Archer Aviation on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Archer Aviation

Archer Aviation Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in designs, develops, and operates electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for use in urban air mobility. The company was formerly known as Atlas Crest Investment Corp. and changed its name to Archer Aviation Inc. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.

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.