Surf Air Mobility (SRFM) Competitors

Surf Air Mobility (NYSE:SRFM) and Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion (NYSE:VLRS) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more volatility and risk, SRFM or VLRS?

Surf Air Mobility has a beta of 2.87, meaning that its stock price is 187% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SRFM or VLRS?

Surf Air Mobility presently has a consensus target price of $6.58, indicating a potential upside of 39.92%. Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion has a consensus target price of $8.06, indicating a potential upside of 17.86%. Given Surf Air Mobility's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Surf Air Mobility is more favorable than Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Surf Air Mobility	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the media favor SRFM or VLRS?

In the previous week, Surf Air Mobility and Surf Air Mobility both had 5 articles in the media. Surf Air Mobility's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion's score of 0.27 indicating that Surf Air Mobility is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Surf Air Mobility	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SRFM or VLRS?

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion has higher revenue and earnings than Surf Air Mobility. Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Surf Air Mobility, 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
Surf Air Mobility	$119.43M	1.69	-$74.91M	-$2.78	-1.69
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion	$3.14B	0.25	$126.38M	-$0.27	-25.31

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SRFM or VLRS?

17.7% of Surf Air Mobility shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.3% of Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Surf Air Mobility shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SRFM or VLRS more profitable?

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion has a net margin of -1.03% compared to Surf Air Mobility's net margin of -53.48%. Surf Air Mobility's return on equity of 0.00% beat Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Surf Air Mobility	-53.48%	N/A	-46.15%
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion	-1.03%	-9.89%	-0.55%

Summary

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion beats Surf Air Mobility on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.