Spire Global (NYSE:SPIR – Get Free Report) and Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
Volatility and Risk
Spire Global has a beta of 2.41, suggesting that its share price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intuitive Machines has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Spire Global and Intuitive Machines, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Spire Global | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Intuitive Machines | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2.50 |
Profitability
This table compares Spire Global and Intuitive Machines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Spire Global | -98.42% | -492.01% | -37.32% |
| Intuitive Machines | -106.79% | N/A | -7.36% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
20.0% of Spire Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Intuitive Machines shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of Spire Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.8% of Intuitive Machines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Spire Global and Intuitive Machines”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Spire Global | $110.45 million | 2.55 | -$102.82 million | ($2.51) | -3.61 |
| Intuitive Machines | $228.00 million | 8.18 | -$283.41 million | ($3.24) | -3.22 |
Spire Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Intuitive Machines. Spire Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intuitive Machines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Intuitive Machines beats Spire Global on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Spire Global
Spire Global, Inc. provides subscription-based data, insights, predictive analytics, and related project-based services worldwide. The company offers satellite-based aircraft tracking data to power applications, drive decision making, and improve cost efficiencies; data, insights, and predictive analytics for highly accurate ship monitoring, real-time and near real-time vessel updates, port operations, ship safety and route optimization; and space-based data, AI-powered insights, and predictive weather analytics for accurate weather forecasting. It serves maritime, weather, aviation, and space services industries. The company was formerly known as Nanosatisfi, Inc. and changed its name to Spire Global, Inc. in July 2014. Spire Global, Inc. is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia.
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.
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