Joby Aviation (JOBY) Competitors

Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY) and Elbit Systems (NASDAQ:ESLT) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, JOBY or ESLT?

Elbit Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Joby Aviation. Joby Aviation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Elbit Systems, 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	$111K	47,127.07	-$513.05M	-$0.84	-7.90
Elbit Systems	$6.83B	2.45	$215.13M	$7.18	52.44

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JOBY or ESLT?

Elbit Systems received 291 more outperform votes than Joby Aviation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.98% of users gave Elbit Systems an outperform vote while only 56.36% of users gave Joby Aviation an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Joby Aviation	Outperform Votes 31 56.36%	Underperform Votes 24 43.64%
Elbit Systems	Outperform Votes 322 65.98%	Underperform Votes 166 34.02%

Does the media refer more to JOBY or ESLT?

In the previous week, Joby Aviation had 1 more articles in the media than Elbit Systems. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Joby Aviation and 23 mentions for Elbit Systems. Joby Aviation's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Elbit Systems' score of 0.78 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)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Elbit Systems	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, JOBY or ESLT?

Joby Aviation has a beta of 2.34, suggesting that its share price is 134% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Elbit Systems has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate JOBY or ESLT?

Joby Aviation presently has a consensus price target of $8.67, suggesting a potential upside of 30.52%. Given Joby Aviation's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Joby Aviation is more favorable than Elbit Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Joby Aviation	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Elbit Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is JOBY or ESLT more profitable?

Elbit Systems has a net margin of 4.00% compared to Joby Aviation's net margin of -42,844.57%. Elbit Systems' return on equity of 11.34% beat Joby Aviation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Joby Aviation	-42,844.57%	-51.76%	-42.62%
Elbit Systems	4.00%	11.34%	3.31%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JOBY or ESLT?

52.8% of Joby Aviation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.9% of Elbit Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.5% of Joby Aviation shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Elbit Systems shares are owned 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.

Summary

Joby Aviation and Elbit Systems tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.