Head to Head Review: Wheels Up Experience (UP) vs. Its Competitors

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.2% of Wheels Up Experience shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.5% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Wheels Up Experience shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Wheels Up Experience has a beta of 2.38, suggesting that its stock price is 138% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheels Up Experience’s peers have a beta of 1.16, suggesting that their average stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Wheels Up Experience and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wheels Up Experience	-44.21%	N/A	-26.32%
Wheels Up Experience Competitors	-410.20%	-70.11%	-13.94%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Wheels Up Experience and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wheels Up Experience	$792.10 million	-$339.64 million	-2.81
Wheels Up Experience Competitors	$18.86 billion	$730.78 million	9.50

Wheels Up Experience’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Wheels Up Experience. Wheels Up Experience is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Wheels Up Experience peers beat Wheels Up Experience on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

Wheels Up Experience Company Profile

Wheels Up Experience Inc. provides private aviation services in the United States and internationally. The company offers Wheels Up Membership program that consists of two primary membership categories, such as Individual membership for individual and business fliers; and UP for Business membership consists of small and medium enterprise, and custom enterprise solutions for business fliers that tend to spend at higher levels. Its Wheels Up Charter provides charter flight services for passenger groups, sports teams, global corporate events, and tour operations, as well as global passenger, cargo, emergency, and government services. In addition, the company offers wholesale charter services; group charter and cargo flights; maintenance, repair, and operations services; fixed-base operator services; safety and security services; and government, defense, emergency, and medical transport missions. It serves individuals, small and medium enterprises, and corporate customers. As of December 31, 2024, the company operated a fleet of 154 owned and leased aircraft. Wheels Up Experience Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Chamblee, Georgia.