Reviewing Boeing (NYSE:BA) & Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR)

Boeing (NYSE:BA) and Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Boeing and Intuitive Machines, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boeing	5	3	16	3	2.63
Intuitive Machines	2	3	9	1	2.60

Boeing currently has a consensus price target of $235.33, indicating a potential downside of 1.83%. Intuitive Machines has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential downside of 11.46%. Given Boeing’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Boeing is more favorable than Intuitive Machines.

Profitability

This table compares Boeing and Intuitive Machines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boeing	-12.31%	N/A	-7.11%
Intuitive Machines	-87.58%	N/A	-7.07%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Boeing and Intuitive Machines”s 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
Intuitive Machines	$228.00 million	15.18	-$283.41 million	($2.47)	-7.77

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

64.8% of Boeing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Intuitive Machines shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Boeing shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 39.8% of Intuitive Machines shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Boeing has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intuitive Machines has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Intuitive Machines beats Boeing on 8 of the 14 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 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.