Archer Aviation (ACHR) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, ACHR or JOBY?

Archer Aviation has a beta of 3.08, indicating that its share price is 208% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Joby Aviation has a beta of 2.52, indicating that its share price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ACHR or JOBY?

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

Does the media prefer ACHR or JOBY?

In the previous week, Joby Aviation had 1 more articles in the media than Archer Aviation. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Joby Aviation and 40 mentions for Archer Aviation. Archer Aviation's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Joby Aviation's score of 0.14 indicating that Archer Aviation is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Archer Aviation	11 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Joby Aviation	10 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer ACHR or JOBY?

Archer Aviation presently has a consensus price target of $13.43, suggesting a potential upside of 34.49%. Joby Aviation has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential downside of 39.43%. Given Archer Aviation's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Archer Aviation is more favorable than Joby Aviation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Archer Aviation	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Joby Aviation	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is ACHR or JOBY more profitable?

Archer Aviation has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Joby Aviation's net margin of -447,083.78%. Archer Aviation's return on equity of -62.65% beat Joby Aviation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Archer Aviation	N/A	-62.65%	-51.01%
Joby Aviation	-447,083.78%	-71.29%	-54.53%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ACHR or JOBY?

Archer Aviation has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Archer Aviation	N/A	N/A	-$536.80M	-$1.35	-7.40
Joby Aviation	$140K	98,041.81	-$608.03M	-$1.07	-16.20

Summary

Archer Aviation beats Joby Aviation on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.