Momentus (NASDAQ:MNTS) & Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY) Financial Review

Momentus (NASDAQ:MNTS) and Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Momentus and Airbus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Momentus	-3,562.32%	N/A	-286.72%
Airbus	6.97%	23.52%	3.91%

Risk & Volatility

Momentus has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airbus has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

9.2% of Momentus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Airbus shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Momentus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Momentus and Airbus, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Momentus	1	0	0	0	1.00
Airbus	0	4	5	0	2.56

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Momentus and Airbus”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Momentus	$2.11 million	6.26	-$34.95 million	($9.17)	-0.12
Airbus	$74.92 billion	2.59	$4.58 billion	$1.76	34.89

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

Summary

Airbus beats Momentus on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Momentus

Momentus Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a commercial space company. The company focuses on providing in-space infrastructure services, including in-space transportation, hosted payloads, and in-orbit services. Its principal and target customers include satellite operators. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.

About Airbus

Airbus SE, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and delivery of aerospace products, services, and solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments: Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, and Airbus Defence and Space. The Airbus segment develops, manufactures, markets, and sells commercial jet passenger aircraft, freighter aircraft, regional turboprop aircraft, and aircraft components, as well as provides aircraft conversion and related services. The Airbus Helicopters segment develops, manufactures, markets, and sells civil and military helicopters; and provides helicopter-related services. The Airbus Defence and Space segment designs, develops, delivers, and supports military air systems and related services. This segment also offers civil and defence space systems for telecommunications, earth observations, navigation, and science and orbital systems; missile and space launcher systems; and services around data processing from platforms, secure communication, and cyber security. The company was formerly known as Airbus Group SE and changed its name to Airbus SE in April 2017. Airbus SE was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Leiden, the Netherlands.