Wheels Up Experience (NYSE:UP – Get Free Report) is one of 78 publicly-traded companies in the “Passenger Airlines” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Wheels Up Experience to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.
Volatility and Risk
Wheels Up Experience has a beta of 2.19, suggesting that its stock price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheels Up Experience’s competitors have a beta of 18.45, suggesting that their average stock price is 1,745% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Wheels Up Experience and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Wheels Up Experience | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Wheels Up Experience Competitors | 1524 | 4060 | 6679 | 353 | 2.46 |
As a group, “Passenger Airlines” companies have a potential upside of 10.61%. Given Wheels Up Experience’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wheels Up Experience has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Profitability
This table compares Wheels Up Experience and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Wheels Up Experience | -42.04% | N/A | -30.08% |
| Wheels Up Experience Competitors | -18.07% | 5.56% | 1.06% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
98.2% of Wheels Up Experience shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.0% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Wheels Up Experience shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.2% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Wheels Up Experience and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Wheels Up Experience | $736.49 million | -$294.22 million | -0.37 |
| Wheels Up Experience Competitors | $14.62 billion | $637.69 million | 20.19 |
Wheels Up Experience’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Wheels Up Experience. Wheels Up Experience is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Wheels Up Experience competitors beat Wheels Up Experience on 12 of the 13 factors compared.
About Wheels Up Experience
Wheels Up Experience Inc. provides private aviation services in the United States and internationally. The company offers Wheels Up Membership program that consists of two primary membership categories, such as Individual membership for individual and business fliers; and UP for Business membership consists of small and medium enterprise, and custom enterprise solutions for business fliers that tend to spend at higher levels. Its Wheels Up Charter provides charter flight services for passenger groups, sports teams, global corporate events, and tour operations, as well as global passenger, cargo, emergency, and government services. In addition, the company offers wholesale charter services; group charter and cargo flights; maintenance, repair, and operations services; fixed-base operator services; safety and security services; and government, defense, emergency, and medical transport missions. It serves individuals, small and medium enterprises, and corporate customers. As of December 31, 2024, the company operated a fleet of 154 owned and leased aircraft. Wheels Up Experience Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Chamblee, Georgia.
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