Blade Air Mobility (BLDE) Competitors

Blade Air Mobility (NASDAQ:BLDE) and Flex LNG (NYSE:FLNG) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation and media sentiment.

Is BLDE or FLNG more profitable?

Flex LNG has a net margin of 27.84% compared to Blade Air Mobility's net margin of -7.46%. Flex LNG's return on equity of 14.41% beat Blade Air Mobility's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blade Air Mobility	-7.46%	-8.45%	-7.24%
Flex LNG	27.84%	14.41%	4.35%

Which has more volatility & risk, BLDE or FLNG?

Blade Air Mobility has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flex LNG has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BLDE or FLNG?

Flex LNG has higher revenue and earnings than Blade Air Mobility. Blade Air Mobility is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flex LNG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blade Air Mobility	$254.34M	1.53	-$27.31M	-$0.24	-19.85
Flex LNG	$356.35M	3.89	$117.68M	$1.84	13.99

Does the media prefer BLDE or FLNG?

In the previous week, Flex LNG had 3 more articles in the media than Blade Air Mobility. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Flex LNG and 1 mentions for Blade Air Mobility. Flex LNG's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Blade Air Mobility's score of -0.19 indicating that Flex LNG is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blade Air Mobility	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Flex LNG	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BLDE or FLNG?

47.4% of Blade Air Mobility shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.5% of Blade Air Mobility shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Flex LNG shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend BLDE or FLNG?

Blade Air Mobility currently has a consensus target price of $6.25, suggesting a potential upside of 31.16%. Flex LNG has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.64%. Given Blade Air Mobility's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Blade Air Mobility is more favorable than Flex LNG.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blade Air Mobility	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Flex LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Flex LNG beats Blade Air Mobility on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.