Reviewing Vertical Aerospace (NYSE:EVTL) & Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII)

Vertical Aerospace (NYSE:EVTL) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

81.2% of Vertical Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 74.8% of Vertical Aerospace shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Vertical Aerospace and Huntington Ingalls Industries’ 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%
Huntington Ingalls Industries	4.54%	11.34%	4.43%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Vertical Aerospace and Huntington Ingalls Industries”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vertical Aerospace	N/A	N/A	-$998.35 million	($50.52)	-0.10
Huntington Ingalls Industries	$11.54 billion	0.95	$550.00 million	$13.36	20.95

Huntington Ingalls Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Vertical Aerospace. Vertical Aerospace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Huntington Ingalls Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Vertical Aerospace has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Huntington Ingalls Industries has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Vertical Aerospace and Huntington Ingalls Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vertical Aerospace	2	1	6	0	2.44
Huntington Ingalls Industries	1	4	3	0	2.25

Vertical Aerospace currently has a consensus price target of $10.43, suggesting a potential upside of 116.14%. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a consensus price target of $262.67, suggesting a potential downside of 6.16%. Given Vertical Aerospace’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Vertical Aerospace is more favorable than Huntington Ingalls Industries.

Summary

Huntington Ingalls Industries beats Vertical Aerospace on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Huntington Ingalls Industries

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. designs, builds, overhauls, and repairs military ships in the United States. It operates through three segments: Ingalls, Newport News, and Mission Technologies. The company is involved in the design and construction of non-nuclear ships comprising amphibious assault ships; expeditionary warfare ships; surface combatants; and national security cutters for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. It also provides nuclear-powered ships, such as aircraft carriers and submarines, as well as refueling and overhaul, and inactivation services of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. In addition, the company offers naval nuclear support services, including fleet services comprising design, construction, maintenance, and disposal activities for in-service the U.S. Navy nuclear ships; and maintenance services on nuclear reactor prototypes. Further, the company provides C5ISR systems and operations; application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to battlefield decisions; defensive and offensive cyberspace strategies and electronic warfare; live, virtual, and constructive solutions; unmanned, autonomous systems; and fleet sustainment; and critical nuclear operations. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Newport News, Virginia.