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$17.92 +0.70 (+4.07%)
As of 09/4/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

RJET vs. ALGT, AERO, JBLU, AZUL, and ULCC

Should you buy Mesa Air Group stock or one of its competitors? Mesa Air Group's main competitors and comparable companies include Allegiant Travel (ALGT), Grupo Aeromexico (AERO), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Azul (AZUL), and Frontier Group (ULCC). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "passenger airlines" industry.

How does Mesa Air Group compare to Allegiant Travel?

Mesa Air Group (NASDAQ:RJET) and Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ:ALGT) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Mesa Air Group has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Allegiant Travel has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Allegiant Travel had 5 more articles in the media than Mesa Air Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Allegiant Travel and 0 mentions for Mesa Air Group. Allegiant Travel's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Mesa Air Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Allegiant Travel is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Mesa Air Group Neutral
Allegiant Travel Positive

13.3% of Mesa Air Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Allegiant Travel shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Mesa Air Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Allegiant Travel shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Allegiant Travel has a consensus price target of $128.38, suggesting a potential upside of 64.26%. Given Allegiant Travel's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Allegiant Travel is more favorable than Mesa Air Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Mesa Air Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Allegiant Travel
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

Mesa Air Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Allegiant Travel. Mesa Air Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allegiant Travel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mesa Air Group$1.68B0.50$76.20M$0.8720.60
Allegiant Travel$2.61B0.82-$44.70M$1.4155.43

Mesa Air Group has a net margin of 2.96% compared to Allegiant Travel's net margin of 0.90%. Allegiant Travel's return on equity of 10.83% beat Mesa Air Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Mesa Air Group2.96% 7.07% 2.93%
Allegiant Travel 0.90%10.83%2.75%

Summary

Allegiant Travel beats Mesa Air Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Mesa Air Group compare to Grupo Aeromexico?

Mesa Air Group (NASDAQ:RJET) and Grupo Aeromexico (NYSE:AERO) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Grupo Aeromexico has higher revenue and earnings than Mesa Air Group. Mesa Air Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grupo Aeromexico, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mesa Air Group$1.68B0.50$76.20M$0.8720.60
Grupo Aeromexico$5.36B0.40$351.86M$0.4237.67

Grupo Aeromexico has a net margin of 3.78% compared to Mesa Air Group's net margin of 2.96%. Mesa Air Group's return on equity of 7.07% beat Grupo Aeromexico's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Mesa Air Group2.96% 7.07% 2.93%
Grupo Aeromexico 3.78%-25.10%2.26%

Grupo Aeromexico has a consensus target price of $28.06, suggesting a potential upside of 77.39%. Given Grupo Aeromexico's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Grupo Aeromexico is more favorable than Mesa Air Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Mesa Air Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Grupo Aeromexico
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

In the previous week, Grupo Aeromexico had 4 more articles in the media than Mesa Air Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Grupo Aeromexico and 0 mentions for Mesa Air Group. Mesa Air Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Grupo Aeromexico's score of -0.42 indicating that Mesa Air Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Mesa Air Group Neutral
Grupo Aeromexico Neutral

13.3% of Mesa Air Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Mesa Air Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Grupo Aeromexico shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Grupo Aeromexico beats Mesa Air Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Mesa Air Group compare to JetBlue Airways?

Mesa Air Group (NASDAQ:RJET) and JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

13.3% of Mesa Air Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of JetBlue Airways shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Mesa Air Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of JetBlue Airways shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Mesa Air Group has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, JetBlue Airways has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, JetBlue Airways had 9 more articles in the media than Mesa Air Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for JetBlue Airways and 0 mentions for Mesa Air Group. JetBlue Airways' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Mesa Air Group's score of 0.00 indicating that JetBlue Airways is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Mesa Air Group Neutral
JetBlue Airways Positive

JetBlue Airways has a consensus price target of $5.51, suggesting a potential upside of 18.90%. Given JetBlue Airways' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe JetBlue Airways is more favorable than Mesa Air Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Mesa Air Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
JetBlue Airways
6 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

Mesa Air Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than JetBlue Airways. JetBlue Airways 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 Ratio
Mesa Air Group$1.68B0.50$76.20M$0.8720.60
JetBlue Airways$9.50B0.18-$602M-$2.39N/A

Mesa Air Group has a net margin of 2.96% compared to JetBlue Airways' net margin of -9.32%. Mesa Air Group's return on equity of 7.07% beat JetBlue Airways' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Mesa Air Group2.96% 7.07% 2.93%
JetBlue Airways -9.32%-45.92%-5.41%

Summary

Mesa Air Group beats JetBlue Airways on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Mesa Air Group compare to Azul?

Mesa Air Group (NASDAQ:RJET) and Azul (NYSE:AZUL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Mesa Air Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Azul.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mesa Air Group$1.68B0.50$76.20M$0.8720.60
Azul$21.75B0.06N/AN/AN/A

Mesa Air Group has a net margin of 2.96% compared to Azul's net margin of 0.00%. Mesa Air Group's return on equity of 7.07% beat Azul's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Mesa Air Group2.96% 7.07% 2.93%
Azul N/A N/A N/A

Azul has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 167.27%. Given Azul's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Azul is more favorable than Mesa Air Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Mesa Air Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Azul
2 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67

13.3% of Mesa Air Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of Azul shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Mesa Air Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Azul shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Mesa Air Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Azul'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Mesa Air Group Neutral
Azul Neutral

Summary

Mesa Air Group beats Azul on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Mesa Air Group compare to Frontier Group?

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) and Mesa Air Group (NASDAQ:RJET) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

13.3% of Mesa Air Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.0% of Frontier Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Mesa Air Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Frontier Group had 3 more articles in the media than Mesa Air Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Frontier Group and 0 mentions for Mesa Air Group. Frontier Group's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Mesa Air Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Frontier Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Frontier Group Positive
Mesa Air Group Neutral

Mesa Air Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Frontier Group. Frontier Group 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 Ratio
Frontier Group$3.72B0.37-$137M-$1.68N/A
Mesa Air Group$1.68B0.50$76.20M$0.8720.60

Frontier Group presently has a consensus price target of $6.86, suggesting a potential upside of 15.05%. Given Frontier Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Frontier Group is more favorable than Mesa Air Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Frontier Group
3 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67
Mesa Air Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Mesa Air Group has a net margin of 2.96% compared to Frontier Group's net margin of -9.29%. Mesa Air Group's return on equity of 7.07% beat Frontier Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Frontier Group-9.29% -35.54% -1.62%
Mesa Air Group 2.96%7.07%2.93%

Frontier Group has a beta of 2.57, meaning that its stock price is 157% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mesa Air Group has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Mesa Air Group beats Frontier Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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RJET vs. The Competition

MetricMesa Air GroupPassenger Airlines IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$839M$7.89B$10.43B$12.91B
Dividend YieldN/A3,463.31%97.25%9.14%
P/E Ratio20.6021.4926.1425.45
Price / Sales0.509.92385.23106.01
Price / Cash3.415.1324.2652.44
Price / Book0.612.754.626.17
Net Income$76.20M$759.10M$610.95M$350.08M
7 Day Performance-2.61%-1.74%-0.71%-0.14%
1 Month Performance-15.79%-5.41%-1.32%0.94%
1 Year Performance-7.39%0.09%9.68%14.02%

Mesa Air Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RJET
Mesa Air Group
0.6773 of 5 stars
$17.92
+4.1%
N/A-7.4%$839M$1.68B20.608,400
ALGT
Allegiant Travel
4.5405 of 5 stars
$82.19
-0.5%
$128.38
+56.2%
+21.1%$2.25B$2.89B58.295,616
AERO
Grupo Aeromexico
4.4688 of 5 stars
$15.07
+1.7%
$28.06
+86.3%
N/A$2.05B$5.36B35.8517,364
JBLU
JetBlue Airways
1.8968 of 5 stars
$4.94
-1.1%
$5.51
+11.6%
-8.9%$1.86B$9.06BN/A22,087
AZUL
Azul
2.2163 of 5 stars
$7.61
+1.6%
$20.00
+162.8%
N/A$1.40BN/AN/A15,547

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This page (NASDAQ:RJET) was last updated on 9/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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