Reviewing Jet.AI (NASDAQ:JTAI) and flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX)

flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX) and Jet.AI (NASDAQ:JTAI) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

13.0% of flyExclusive shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Jet.AI shares are held by institutional investors. 57.1% of flyExclusive shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 68.8% of Jet.AI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for flyExclusive and Jet.AI, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
flyExclusive	0	1	0	0	2.00
Jet.AI	0	0	0	0	N/A

flyExclusive currently has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 93.97%. Given flyExclusive’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe flyExclusive is more favorable than Jet.AI.

Risk and Volatility

flyExclusive has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jet.AI has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares flyExclusive and Jet.AI’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
flyExclusive	N/A	N/A	$3.67 million	N/A	N/A
Jet.AI	$12.22 million	0.69	-$12.62 million	N/A	N/A

flyExclusive has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Jet.AI.

Profitability

This table compares flyExclusive and Jet.AI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
flyExclusive	N/A	-6.50%	0.74%
Jet.AI	N/A	N/A	-85.26%

About flyExclusive

flyExclusive, Inc. owns and operates private jets in North America, the Caribbean, Central America, South America, and Europe. The company also offers jet charter services; ownership and leaseback programs for aircraft buyers; and aircraft maintenance, repair, interior, and paint services. In addition, it provides jet cards, and interiors and exterior refurbishment services. The company is headquartered in Kinston, North Carolina. flyExclusive, Inc. is a subsidiary of LGM Enterprises, LLC.

About Jet.AI

Jet.AI Inc. primarily engages in the development and operation of private aviation platforms. The company operates CharterGPT, a booking platform that functions as a prospecting and quoting platform to arrange private jet travel with its aircrafts and third-party carriers. It also provides Flight Club API, an aviation software, that enables FAA Part 135 operators to function simultaneously under FAA Part 380 which permits sale of private jet service by the seat instead of by whole aircraft. In addition, the company offers Reroute software, that recycles aircraft waiting to return to base into prospective new charter bookings to destinations within specific distances. Further, it is involved in the aircraft charter, management, and brokerage services. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.