Blade Air Mobility (BLDE) Competitors $2.93 +0.18 (+6.55%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.91 -0.02 (-0.68%) As of 05:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BLDE vs. GSL, ULCC, ULH, AZUL, UP, GNK, VLRS, CVLG, LIND, and SNCYShould you be buying Blade Air Mobility stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blade Air Mobility include Global Ship Lease (GSL), Frontier Group (ULCC), Universal Logistics (ULH), Azul (AZUL), Wheels Up Experience (UP), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación (VLRS), Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), Lindblad Expeditions (LIND), and Sun Country Airlines (SNCY). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Blade Air Mobility vs. Global Ship Lease Frontier Group Universal Logistics Azul Wheels Up Experience Genco Shipping & Trading Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación Covenant Logistics Group Lindblad Expeditions Sun Country Airlines Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) and Blade Air Mobility (NASDAQ:BLDE) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, GSL or BLDE? Global Ship Lease has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blade Air Mobility has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GSL or BLDE? Global Ship Lease received 145 more outperform votes than Blade Air Mobility when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.00% of users gave Blade Air Mobility an outperform vote while only 62.16% of users gave Global Ship Lease an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGlobal Ship LeaseOutperform Votes16162.16% Underperform Votes9837.84% Blade Air MobilityOutperform Votes1664.00% Underperform Votes936.00% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GSL or BLDE? Global Ship Lease has higher revenue and earnings than Blade Air Mobility. Blade Air Mobility is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Ship Lease, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGlobal Ship Lease$705.53M1.08$304.50M$9.732.22Blade Air Mobility$248.69M0.88-$56.08M-$0.36-7.64 Does the media refer more to GSL or BLDE? In the previous week, Global Ship Lease had 2 more articles in the media than Blade Air Mobility. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Global Ship Lease and 4 mentions for Blade Air Mobility. Global Ship Lease's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Blade Air Mobility's score of 1.03 indicating that Global Ship Lease is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Global Ship Lease 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Blade Air Mobility 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate GSL or BLDE? Global Ship Lease presently has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.88%. Blade Air Mobility has a consensus target price of $6.25, indicating a potential upside of 127.27%. Given Blade Air Mobility's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Blade Air Mobility is more favorable than Global Ship Lease.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Global Ship Lease 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50Blade Air Mobility 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GSL or BLDE? 50.1% of Global Ship Lease shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.4% of Blade Air Mobility shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of Global Ship Lease shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of Blade Air Mobility 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. Is GSL or BLDE more profitable? Global Ship Lease has a net margin of 46.38% compared to Blade Air Mobility's net margin of -21.28%. Global Ship Lease's return on equity of 27.88% beat Blade Air Mobility's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Global Ship Lease46.38% 27.88% 16.36% Blade Air Mobility -21.28%-12.16%-9.95% SummaryGlobal Ship Lease beats Blade Air Mobility on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Blade Air Mobility News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BLDE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BLDE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlade Air MobilityAir transportation, nonscheduled IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$219.16M$317.79M$22.15B$7.93BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.59%4.23%P/E Ratio-3.995.2830.7018.54Price / Sales0.880.76171.49103.29Price / CashN/A12.5031.5134.62Price / Book0.883.445.024.25Net Income-$56.08M-$130.46M$194.53M$248.18M7 Day Performance1.48%3.68%0.08%0.91%1 Month Performance-2.83%2.55%1.51%2.58%1 Year Performance-19.83%-35.13%10.65%4.02% Blade Air Mobility Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLDEBlade Air Mobility2.9843 of 5 stars$2.93+6.5%$6.25+113.3%-16.4%$233.50M$248.69M-4.25130News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpGSLGlobal Ship Lease4.2826 of 5 stars$20.14-1.9%$28.00+39.0%-5.7%$713.90M$705.53M2.237Positive NewsULCCFrontier Group4.0504 of 5 stars$3.06-3.5%$6.11+99.7%-46.7%$695.38M$3.78B8.506,470Earnings ReportULHUniversal Logistics3.619 of 5 stars$26.06-1.7%$44.00+68.8%-49.1%$685.82M$1.85B5.288,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑AZULAzul1.8 of 5 stars$1.55-1.6%$4.67+202.0%-87.7%$651.33M$19.53B-0.2212,500Options VolumeNews CoverageGap UpUPWheels Up Experience0.4513 of 5 stars$0.78-5.9%N/A-48.4%$545.69M$792.10M-1.562,170Earnings ReportNews CoverageGNKGenco Shipping & Trading4.3207 of 5 stars$12.29-2.5%$23.00+87.1%-38.5%$527.97M$423.02M7.021,010Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionVLRSControladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación3.284 of 5 stars$4.44+1.8%$12.38+178.7%-56.5%$517.70M$3.14B2.676,710Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageGap UpCVLGCovenant Logistics Group4.5942 of 5 stars$18.30-0.7%$35.25+92.6%-11.8%$485.87M$1.13B14.134,610Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeLINDLindblad Expeditions4.2484 of 5 stars$8.08+1.3%$15.67+93.9%+21.1%$441.06M$644.73M-10.77720Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsSNCYSun Country Airlines4.2456 of 5 stars$8.21-7.5%$17.71+115.8%-27.2%$436.43M$1.08B8.642,510Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GSL Alternatives ULCC Alternatives ULH Alternatives AZUL Alternatives UP Alternatives GNK Alternatives VLRS Alternatives CVLG Alternatives LIND Alternatives SNCY Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BLDE) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take ActionElon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. He pulled Tesla and SpaceX back from the brink of col...American Hartford Gold | SponsoredHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAII predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'Billionaires Rush Into Digital Banking Token Three massive forces are converging right now, creating what c...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. Just this week...Altimetry | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. The reason why is a new, secretive move being c...Stansberry Research | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. By the time he left, it had soared to $1,839. ...Premier Gold Co | SponsoredGold Alert: The Truth About Fort Knox Is ComingOwning physical gold isn’t the best way to profit. I’ve found a better way to invest in gold—one that’s alr...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Blade Air Mobility, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share Blade Air Mobility With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Buy BLDE Stock Free BLDE Stock Alerts