Reviewing ANA (OTCMKTS:ALNPY) & Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY)

Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY) and ANA (OTCMKTS:ALNPY) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Joby Aviation and ANA”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Joby Aviation	$140,000.00	100,426.05	-$608.03 million	($1.34)	-11.51
ANA	$14.85 billion	0.59	$1.01 billion	$0.39	9.64

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

Profitability

This table compares Joby Aviation and ANA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Joby Aviation	N/A	-77.03%	-55.91%
ANA	6.30%	12.88%	4.05%

Risk and Volatility

Joby Aviation has a beta of 2.56, meaning that its stock price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ANA has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

52.9% of Joby Aviation shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.5% of Joby Aviation shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Joby Aviation and ANA, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Joby Aviation	3	5	1	0	1.78
ANA	0	0	0	0	0.00

Joby Aviation presently has a consensus target price of $13.43, suggesting a potential downside of 12.91%. Given Joby Aviation’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Joby Aviation is more favorable than ANA.

About Joby Aviation

Joby Aviation, Inc., a vertically integrated air mobility company, engages in building an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft optimized to deliver air transportation as a service. The company intends to build an aerial ridesharing service, as well as developing an application-based platform that will enable consumers to book rides. Joby Aviation, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Cruz, California.

About ANA

ANA Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides air transportation services in Japan and internationally. It operates through Air Transportation, Aviation-Related Business, Travel Business, and Trading Business segments. The Air Transportation segment offers regular and irregular air transport of passengers, cargo, etc. on domestic and international routes. The Aviation-Related Business segment provides services incidental to air transportation, such as airport handling and maintenance. The Travel Business develops and sells travel products, as well as plans and sells package travel products. The Trading Business imports and exports aviation-related materials, as well as sells through stores and mail-order channels. The company was formerly known as All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. and changed its name to ANA Holdings Inc. in April 2013. ANA Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Minato, Japan.