Mesa Air Group (MESA) Competitors $1.08 -0.03 (-2.70%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.22 +0.14 (+12.96%) As of 04:00 AM 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MESA vs. FLYX, DSX, FLX, SPCE, CRGO, SHIP, SMHI, DLNG, NCT, and TOURShould you be buying Mesa Air Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mesa Air Group include flyExclusive (FLYX), Diana Shipping (DSX), BingEx (FLX), Virgin Galactic (SPCE), Freightos (CRGO), Seanergy Maritime (SHIP), SEACOR Marine (SMHI), Dynagas LNG Partners (DLNG), Intercont (Cayman) (NCT), and Tuniu (TOUR). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Mesa Air Group vs. Its Competitors flyExclusive Diana Shipping BingEx Virgin Galactic Freightos Seanergy Maritime SEACOR Marine Dynagas LNG Partners Intercont (Cayman) Tuniu Mesa Air Group (NASDAQ:MESA) and flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation. Do insiders and institutionals believe in MESA or FLYX? 13.3% of Mesa Air Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of flyExclusive shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Mesa Air Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 92.5% of flyExclusive shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor MESA or FLYX? In the previous week, Mesa Air Group had 1 more articles in the media than flyExclusive. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Mesa Air Group and 1 mentions for flyExclusive. Mesa Air Group's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat flyExclusive's score of 0.00 indicating that Mesa Air Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mesa Air Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral flyExclusive 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is MESA or FLYX more profitable? flyExclusive has a net margin of -20.19% compared to Mesa Air Group's net margin of -51.42%. flyExclusive's return on equity of 0.00% beat Mesa Air Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mesa Air Group-51.42% -36.30% -3.49% flyExclusive -20.19%N/A -13.69% Which has more volatility & risk, MESA or FLYX? Mesa Air Group has a beta of 3.05, suggesting that its stock price is 205% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, flyExclusive has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, MESA or FLYX? flyExclusive has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mesa Air Group. flyExclusive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mesa Air Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMesa Air Group$476.41M0.09-$91.01M-$5.27-0.20flyExclusive$335.43M0.56-$46.83M-$1.19-1.97 SummaryMesa Air Group beats flyExclusive on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Mesa Air Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MESA 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 MESA 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 MESA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMesa Air GroupTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$45.21M$7.52B$7.03B$9.35BDividend YieldN/A6,150.65%706.18%4.14%P/E Ratio-0.209.6912.8823.78Price / Sales0.092,860.71522.2897.50Price / Cash1.844.907.5227.20Price / Book0.402.722.075.61Net Income-$91.01M$587.12M$574.24M$265.26M7 Day Performance-6.90%-4.79%-5.07%-4.34%1 Month Performance17.14%5.26%-2.72%4.11%1 Year Performance-24.48%29.81%-2.27%17.92% Mesa Air Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MESAMesa Air Group0.766 of 5 stars$1.08-2.7%N/A-24.5%$45.21M$476.41M-0.201,838FLYXflyExclusive0.0473 of 5 stars$2.25-3.8%N/A-43.0%$180.29M$335.43M-1.89N/AGap DownDSXDiana Shipping2.0375 of 5 stars$1.54-3.8%N/A-39.8%$178.29M$225.50M-154.00820Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementFLXBingExN/A$3.02-3.8%$4.70+55.6%N/A$168.94M$612.14M0.001,046SPCEVirgin Galactic1.9319 of 5 stars$3.67-1.9%$4.81+31.1%-38.4%$152.60M$7.04M-0.31800Upcoming EarningsGap DownCRGOFreightos1.3547 of 5 stars$2.88-4.0%$3.50+21.5%+71.0%$143.22M$23.78M-6.26350Positive NewsSHIPSeanergy Maritime3.5052 of 5 stars$6.78-3.4%$11.00+62.2%-24.2%$136.69M$167.46M5.3450Upcoming EarningsSMHISEACOR Marine0.9199 of 5 stars$5.07-5.2%N/A-57.2%$136.13M$271.36M-2.001,239Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionDLNGDynagas LNG PartnersN/A$3.54-1.5%N/A-7.2%$130.02M$156.40M3.242,020Positive NewsNCTIntercont (Cayman)N/A$3.83+9.7%N/AN/A$101.50MN/A0.0019TOURTuniu2.5033 of 5 stars$0.80-4.2%N/A-7.6%$93.15M$70.37M9.951,920News CoverageUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FLYX Alternatives DSX Alternatives FLX Alternatives SPCE Alternatives CRGO Alternatives SHIP Alternatives SMHI Alternatives DLNG Alternatives NCT Alternatives TOUR 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:MESA) was last updated on 8/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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