Archer Aviation (ACHR) Competitors

Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY) and Archer Aviation (NYSE:ACHR) are both aircraft companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, JOBY or ACHR?

Archer Aviation has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Joby Aviation. Joby Aviation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Archer Aviation, 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
Joby Aviation	$140K	99,172.95	-$608.03M	-$0.84	-20.88
Archer Aviation	N/A	N/A	-$536.80M	-$1.31	-8.38

Does the media prefer JOBY or ACHR?

In the previous week, Joby Aviation had 3 more articles in the media than Archer Aviation. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Joby Aviation and 26 mentions for Archer Aviation. Joby Aviation's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Archer Aviation's score of 0.61 indicating that Joby Aviation is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Joby Aviation	14 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Archer Aviation	11 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is JOBY or ACHR more profitable?

Archer Aviation has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Joby Aviation's net margin of -447,083.78%. Joby Aviation's return on equity of -63.27% beat Archer Aviation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Joby Aviation	-447,083.78%	-63.27%	-50.38%
Archer Aviation	N/A	-79.78%	-61.08%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in JOBY or ACHR?

52.9% of Joby Aviation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of Archer Aviation shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.5% of Joby Aviation shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Archer Aviation shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer JOBY or ACHR?

Joby Aviation presently has a consensus price target of $9.33, indicating a potential downside of 46.77%. Archer Aviation has a consensus price target of $13.13, indicating a potential upside of 19.56%. Given Archer Aviation's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Archer Aviation is more favorable than Joby Aviation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Joby Aviation	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Archer Aviation	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Which has more risk and volatility, JOBY or ACHR?

Joby Aviation has a beta of 2.47, indicating that its share price is 147% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Archer Aviation has a beta of 3.1, indicating that its share price is 210% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Archer Aviation beats Joby Aviation on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.