Comparing flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX) & International Consolidated Airlines Group (OTCMKTS:ICAGY)

International Consolidated Airlines Group (OTCMKTS:ICAGY) and flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of International Consolidated Airlines Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of flyExclusive shares are held by institutional investors. 90.1% of flyExclusive shares are held 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for International Consolidated Airlines Group and flyExclusive, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Consolidated Airlines Group	1	0	1	0	2.00
flyExclusive	0	0	1	1	3.50

flyExclusive has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 469.11%. Given flyExclusive’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe flyExclusive is more favorable than International Consolidated Airlines Group.

Risk and Volatility

International Consolidated Airlines Group has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, flyExclusive has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares International Consolidated Airlines Group and flyExclusive”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
International Consolidated Airlines Group	$37.57 billion	0.64	$3.78 billion	$3.82	2.89
flyExclusive	$403.89 million	0.31	-$46.83 million	($0.79)	-1.56

International Consolidated Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than flyExclusive. flyExclusive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Consolidated Airlines Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares International Consolidated Airlines Group and flyExclusive’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Consolidated Airlines Group	9.21%	79.81%	14.56%
flyExclusive	-20.19%	N/A	-13.69%

Summary

International Consolidated Airlines Group beats flyExclusive on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About International Consolidated Airlines Group

International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of passenger and cargo transportation services in the United Kingdom, Spain, the United States, and rest of the world. It also provides aircraft leasing, aircraft maintenance, tour operation, air freight operations, call centre, ground handling, trustee, retail, IT, finance, procurement, storage and custody, aircraft technical assistance, human resources support, and airport infrastructure development services; and manages airline loyalty programmes. The company operates under the British Airways, Iberia, Vueling, Aer Lingus, and LEVEL brands. It operates a fleet of 582 aircrafts. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Harmondsworth, United Kingdom.

About flyExclusive

flyExclusive, Inc., through its subsidiary, LGM Enterprises, LLC., owns and operates private jets in North America. It also offers jet charter services; and aircraft maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) operations, and interior and exterior refurbishment services, as well as wholesale and retail ad hoc flights, a jet club program, partnership program, fractional program, and other services. The company is headquartered in Kinston, North Carolina.