Financial Analysis: flyExclusive (FLYX) versus Its Peers

flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX) is one of 81 publicly-traded companies in the “Passenger Airlines” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare flyExclusive to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

flyExclusive has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, flyExclusive’s rivals have a beta of 16.96, meaning that their average share price is 1,596% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares flyExclusive and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
flyExclusive	-20.19%	N/A	-13.69%
flyExclusive Competitors	-17.59%	-6.99%	-0.38%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares flyExclusive and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
flyExclusive	$403.89 million	-$46.83 million	-1.56
flyExclusive Competitors	$14.25 billion	$623.26 million	17.23

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

13.0% of flyExclusive shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.6% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies are owned by institutional investors. 90.1% of flyExclusive shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for flyExclusive and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
flyExclusive	0	0	1	1	3.50
flyExclusive Competitors	1485	4016	6591	351	2.47

flyExclusive currently has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 469.11%. As a group, “Passenger Airlines” companies have a potential upside of 10.88%. Given flyExclusive’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe flyExclusive is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

flyExclusive rivals beat flyExclusive on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

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.