Vertical Aerospace (EVTL) vs. Its Peers Head-To-Head Comparison

Vertical Aerospace (NYSE:EVTL) is one of 33 public companies in the “AEROSP/DEFENSE” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Vertical Aerospace to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

81.2% of Vertical Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.5% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies are owned by institutional investors. 74.8% of Vertical Aerospace shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.0% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Vertical Aerospace has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertical Aerospace’s peers have a beta of 1.22, suggesting that their average share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Vertical Aerospace and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vertical Aerospace	N/A	-$998.35 million	-0.10
Vertical Aerospace Competitors	$18.81 billion	$730.78 million	11.33

Vertical Aerospace’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Vertical Aerospace. Vertical Aerospace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Vertical Aerospace and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vertical Aerospace	1	1	6	0	2.63
Vertical Aerospace Competitors	408	2175	3402	126	2.53

Vertical Aerospace currently has a consensus price target of $10.43, suggesting a potential upside of 98.07%. As a group, “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies have a potential upside of 0.91%. Given Vertical Aerospace’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Vertical Aerospace is more favorable than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Vertical Aerospace and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vertical Aerospace	N/A	N/A	-640.47%
Vertical Aerospace Competitors	-957.09%	-49.97%	-10.67%

Summary

Vertical Aerospace beats its peers on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Vertical Aerospace

Vertical Aerospace Ltd., an aerospace and technology company, engages in designing, manufacturing, and selling zero operating emission electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for use in the advanced air mobility in the United Kingdom. It offers VX4, an eVTOL aircraft. Vertical Aerospace Ltd. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom.