Wheels Up Experience (UP) Competitors

Plains GP (NYSE:PAGP) and Wheels Up Experience (NYSE:UP) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Does the media favor PAGP or UP?

In the previous week, Plains GP had 3 more articles in the media than Wheels Up Experience. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Plains GP and 4 mentions for Wheels Up Experience. Plains GP's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Wheels Up Experience's score of 0.43 indicating that Plains GP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Plains GP	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wheels Up Experience	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PAGP or UP?

88.3% of Plains GP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Wheels Up Experience shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of Plains GP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wheels Up Experience 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.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PAGP or UP?

Plains GP has higher revenue and earnings than Wheels Up Experience. Wheels Up Experience is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plains GP, 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
Plains GP	$50.09B	0.08	$103M	$0.74	26.00
Wheels Up Experience	$772.53M	1.28	-$339.64M	-$0.47	-3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, PAGP or UP?

Plains GP has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheels Up Experience has a beta of 2.33, meaning that its share price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PAGP or UP?

Plains GP presently has a consensus price target of $20.88, indicating a potential upside of 8.50%. Given Plains GP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Plains GP is more favorable than Wheels Up Experience.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Plains GP	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Wheels Up Experience	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is PAGP or UP more profitable?

Plains GP has a net margin of 0.21% compared to Wheels Up Experience's net margin of -42.68%. Plains GP's return on equity of 0.70% beat Wheels Up Experience's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Plains GP	0.21%	0.70%	0.36%
Wheels Up Experience	-42.68%	N/A	-24.59%

Summary

Plains GP beats Wheels Up Experience on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.