Blade Air Mobility (BLDE) Competitors $4.76 +0.19 (+4.04%) Closing price 08/28/2025Extended Trading$4.76 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/28/2025 07:59 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. UP, CMRE, NMM, FLNG, LPG, CCEC, ULCC, NVGS, GSL, and VTOLShould you be buying Blade Air Mobility stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blade Air Mobility include Wheels Up Experience (UP), Costamare (CMRE), Navios Maritime Partners (NMM), Flex LNG (FLNG), Dorian LPG (LPG), Capital Clean Energy Carriers (CCEC), Frontier Group (ULCC), Navigator (NVGS), Global Ship Lease (GSL), and Bristow Group (VTOL). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Blade Air Mobility vs. Its Competitors Wheels Up Experience Costamare Navios Maritime Partners Flex LNG Dorian LPG Capital Clean Energy Carriers Frontier Group Navigator Global Ship Lease Bristow Group Blade Air Mobility (NASDAQ:BLDE) and Wheels Up Experience (NYSE:UP) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends. Do analysts recommend BLDE or UP? Blade Air Mobility currently has a consensus price target of $6.25, indicating a potential upside of 31.16%. Given Blade Air Mobility's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Blade Air Mobility is more favorable than Wheels Up Experience.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) 3.00Wheels Up Experience 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is BLDE or UP more profitable? Blade Air Mobility has a net margin of -7.46% compared to Wheels Up Experience's net margin of -42.68%. Wheels Up Experience's return on equity of 0.00% 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% Wheels Up Experience -42.68%N/A -25.12% Which has more volatility and risk, BLDE or UP? Blade Air Mobility has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheels Up Experience has a beta of 2.41, indicating that its stock price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor BLDE or UP? In the previous week, Wheels Up Experience had 9 more articles in the media than Blade Air Mobility. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Wheels Up Experience and 1 mentions for Blade Air Mobility. Wheels Up Experience's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Blade Air Mobility's score of 0.00 indicating that Wheels Up Experience is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Blade Air Mobility Neutral Wheels Up Experience Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BLDE or UP? 47.4% of Blade Air Mobility shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Wheels Up Experience shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.5% of Blade Air Mobility shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Wheels Up Experience shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, BLDE or UP? Blade Air Mobility has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Wheels Up Experience. Blade Air Mobility is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheels Up Experience, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlade Air Mobility$254.34M1.53-$27.31M-$0.24-19.85Wheels Up Experience$792.10M1.62-$339.64M-$0.47-3.90 SummaryBlade Air Mobility and Wheels Up Experience tied by winning 8 of the 16 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BLDE 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 MobilityTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$389.28M$3.08B$27.70B$10.36BDividend YieldN/A1.59%2.75%4.64%P/E Ratio-19.8524.6426.9926.15Price / Sales1.5359.20740.40125.89Price / CashN/A47.7727.8861.24Price / Book1.757.787.826.33Net Income-$27.31M$34.86M$200.69M$271.03M7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.38%-0.41%0.28%1 Month Performance4.27%13.80%10.72%6.27%1 Year Performance65.45%89.45%64.33%28.42% Blade Air Mobility Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLDEBlade Air Mobility2.5295 of 5 stars$4.77+4.0%$6.25+31.2%+67.2%$389.28M$254.34M-19.85130UPWheels Up Experience0.76 of 5 stars$2.18+0.2%N/A-6.3%$1.52B$792.10M-4.631,866Options VolumeCMRECostamare2.8801 of 5 stars$12.59+2.3%$13.00+3.3%-18.2%$1.48B$2.08B5.332,870NMMNavios Maritime Partners4.0176 of 5 stars$49.35+2.6%$80.00+62.1%-24.5%$1.43B$1.33B4.92186High Trading VolumeFLNGFlex LNG1.2784 of 5 stars$25.12-0.6%$23.00-8.4%-2.2%$1.36B$356.35M13.658Positive NewsLPGDorian LPG3.5628 of 5 stars$32.65+3.0%$35.00+7.2%-4.8%$1.35B$353.34M28.39540CCECCapital Clean Energy Carriers4.1014 of 5 stars$20.61+0.2%$26.00+26.2%+20.0%$1.20B$369.41M6.46N/APositive NewsULCCFrontier Group2.8946 of 5 stars$5.28+1.9%$5.61+6.3%+3.7%$1.18B$3.78B-33.007,938Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap UpNVGSNavigator3.8647 of 5 stars$16.82+1.8%$21.50+27.8%+0.6%$1.15B$566.68M13.24120News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGSLGlobal Ship Lease2.9249 of 5 stars$32.55+1.9%$30.50-6.3%+24.0%$1.13B$711.05M3.027VTOLBristow Group2.0223 of 5 stars$37.68-0.1%N/A+3.5%$1.09B$1.42B9.403,447Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UP Alternatives CMRE Alternatives NMM Alternatives FLNG Alternatives LPG Alternatives CCEC Alternatives ULCC Alternatives NVGS Alternatives GSL Alternatives VTOL 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 9/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? Sounds insane, but that's exactly what ...Priority Gold | SponsoredNew Buy Alert: Should you put $1,000 into Oracle (ORCL) now?Barron's is calling this Oracle's "Nvidia Moment..." While the Wall Street Journal is simply calling Oracle...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredWhy More Investors Are Using Family Trusts to Protect Their WealthFor many investors, a family trust can be an essential tool for protecting assets, avoiding probate, and ensur...SmartAsset | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredIf You Keep Cash In A U.S. Bank Account… Read This NOWThe Treasury Department just issued a stunning warning: U.S. banks could lose up to $6.6 trillion of custom...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredAnother gold high? Here’s the move Wall Street is missing …Gold has surged past $3,600 an ounce, up 45% in the last year, but Weiss Ratings analyst Sean Brodrick says th...Weiss Ratings | Sponsored6-Figure Target for BTC by 2025Crypto ETF records broken – here's what’s next The biggest names in finance have built the infrastructure f...Crypto 101 Media | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added ten 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.
Free BLDE Stock Alerts