Comparing Boeing (NYSE:BA) & Spire Global (NYSE:SPIR)

Boeing (NYSE:BA) and Spire Global (NYSE:SPIR) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Boeing and Spire Global”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boeing	$66.52 billion	2.74	-$11.82 billion	($13.68)	-17.52
Spire Global	$77.39 million	4.51	-$102.82 million	$0.38	27.75

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Boeing and Spire Global, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boeing	5	3	16	3	2.63
Spire Global	1	2	3	0	2.33

Boeing presently has a consensus price target of $235.33, indicating a potential downside of 1.83%. Spire Global has a consensus price target of $11.58, indicating a potential upside of 9.85%. Given Spire Global’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Spire Global is more favorable than Boeing.

Profitability

This table compares Boeing and Spire Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boeing	-12.31%	N/A	-7.11%
Spire Global	40.08%	-80.89%	-25.80%

Volatility and Risk

Boeing has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spire Global has a beta of 2.44, indicating that its share price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

64.8% of Boeing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.0% of Spire Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Boeing shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of Spire Global 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.

Summary

Spire Global beats Boeing on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.