Reviewing Archer Aviation (NYSE:ACHR) & Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR)

Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) and Archer Aviation (NYSE:ACHR) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Intuitive Machines and Archer Aviation, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intuitive Machines	2	1	7	0	2.50
Archer Aviation	1	3	5	0	2.44

Intuitive Machines presently has a consensus target price of $30.50, indicating a potential upside of 102.52%. Archer Aviation has a consensus target price of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 146.83%. Given Archer Aviation’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Archer Aviation is more favorable than Intuitive Machines.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

72.2% of Intuitive Machines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of Archer Aviation shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.1% of Intuitive Machines shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Archer Aviation shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Intuitive Machines and Archer Aviation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intuitive Machines	-26.64%	N/A	-5.00%
Archer Aviation	N/A	-40.74%	-35.93%

Volatility & Risk

Intuitive Machines has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Archer Aviation has a beta of 3.27, indicating that its share price is 227% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Intuitive Machines and Archer Aviation”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intuitive Machines	$210.06 million	16.41	-$83.29 million	($0.95)	-15.85
Archer Aviation	$300,000.00	11,958.41	-$618.20 million	($1.08)	-4.31

Intuitive Machines has higher revenue and earnings than Archer Aviation. Intuitive Machines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Archer Aviation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Intuitive Machines beats Archer Aviation on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Intuitive Machines

Intuitive Machines, Inc. designs, manufactures, and operates space products and services in the United States. Its space systems and space infrastructure enable scientific and human exploration and utilization of lunar resources to support sustainable human presence on the moon. The company offers lunar access services, such µNova, lunar surface rover services, fixed lunar surface services, lunar orbit delivery services, rideshare delivery services to lunar orbit, as well as content sales and marketing sponsorships; and orbital services, including satellite delivery and rideshare, satellite servicing and refueling, space station servicing, satellite repositioning, and orbital debris removal. It also provides lunar data services, comprising Lunar data network, lunar south pole and far-side coverage, lunar positioning services, data relay, and data storage/caching. In addition, the company offers propulsion systems and navigation systems; engineering services contracts; lunar mobility vehicles, such as rovers and drones; power infrastructure that includes fission surface power; and human habitation systems. It serves its products to the U.S. government, commercial, and international customers. Intuitive Machines, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Archer Aviation

Archer Aviation Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in designs, develops, and operates electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for use in urban air mobility. The company was formerly known as Atlas Crest Investment Corp. and changed its name to Archer Aviation Inc. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.