Intuitive Machines (LUNR) Competitors

Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) and Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, LUNR or PKE?

Intuitive Machines has a beta of -0.2, indicating that its share price is 120% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Park Aerospace has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LUNR or PKE?

5.2% of Intuitive Machines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Park Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Park Aerospace shares are held 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.

Is LUNR or PKE more profitable?

Park Aerospace has a net margin of 18.79% compared to Intuitive Machines' net margin of 0.00%. Park Aerospace's return on equity of 6.95% beat Intuitive Machines' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intuitive Machines	N/A	-2.64%	4.74%
Park Aerospace	18.79%	6.95%	5.64%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LUNR or PKE?

Park Aerospace received 213 more outperform votes than Intuitive Machines when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Intuitive Machines an outperform vote while only 60.54% of users gave Park Aerospace an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Intuitive Machines	Outperform Votes 11 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Park Aerospace	Outperform Votes 224 60.54%	Underperform Votes 146 39.46%

Which has better earnings & valuation, LUNR or PKE?

Park Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than Intuitive Machines.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intuitive Machines	N/A	N/A	-$190K	N/A	N/A
Park Aerospace	$54.06M	5.84	$10.73M	$0.52	29.98

Does the media favor LUNR or PKE?

In the previous week, Intuitive Machines had 4 more articles in the media than Park Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Intuitive Machines and 1 mentions for Park Aerospace. Intuitive Machines' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Park Aerospace's score of 0.25 indicating that Intuitive Machines is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intuitive Machines	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Park Aerospace	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend LUNR or PKE?

Intuitive Machines currently has a consensus target price of $12.75, indicating a potential upside of 223.60%. Given Intuitive Machines' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Intuitive Machines is more favorable than Park Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intuitive Machines	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Park Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Park Aerospace beats Intuitive Machines on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.