Blade Air Mobility (BLDE) Competitors

Blade Air Mobility (NASDAQ:BLDE) and Flex LNG (NYSE:FLNG) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and risk.

Is BLDE or FLNG more profitable?

Flex LNG has a net margin of 29.10% compared to Blade Air Mobility's net margin of -10.56%. Flex LNG's return on equity of 14.83% beat Blade Air Mobility's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blade Air Mobility	-10.56%	-8.80%	-7.43%
Flex LNG	29.10%	14.83%	4.56%

Does the media refer more to BLDE or FLNG?

In the previous week, Blade Air Mobility's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Flex LNG's score of 0.00 indicating that Blade Air Mobility is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Blade Air Mobility	Very Positive
Flex LNG	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BLDE or FLNG?

47.4% of Blade Air Mobility shares are held by institutional investors. 17.5% of Blade Air Mobility shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Flex LNG shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, BLDE or FLNG?

Blade Air Mobility has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flex LNG has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BLDE or FLNG?

Blade Air Mobility currently has a consensus price target of $6.25, suggesting a potential upside of 42.05%. Flex LNG has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.47%. Given Blade Air Mobility's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Blade Air Mobility is more favorable than Flex LNG.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blade Air Mobility	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Flex LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BLDE or FLNG?

Flex LNG has higher revenue and earnings than Blade Air Mobility. Blade Air Mobility is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flex LNG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blade Air Mobility	$248.69M	1.43	-$27.31M	-$0.34	-12.94
Flex LNG	$356.35M	3.39	$117.68M	$1.91	11.75

Summary

Flex LNG beats Blade Air Mobility on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.