Blade Air Mobility (BLDE) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer NVGS or BLDE?

In the previous week, Navigator had 12 more articles in the media than Blade Air Mobility. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Navigator and 3 mentions for Blade Air Mobility. Blade Air Mobility's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Navigator's score of 0.09 indicating that Blade Air Mobility is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Navigator	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Blade Air Mobility	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NVGS or BLDE?

Navigator has higher revenue and earnings than Blade Air Mobility. Blade Air Mobility is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Navigator, 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
Navigator	$566.68M	1.92	$85.57M	$1.27	12.36
Blade Air Mobility	$248.69M	1.37	-$27.31M	-$0.24	-17.38

Is NVGS or BLDE more profitable?

Navigator has a net margin of 15.57% compared to Blade Air Mobility's net margin of -7.46%. Navigator's return on equity of 6.56% beat Blade Air Mobility's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Navigator	15.57%	6.56%	3.67%
Blade Air Mobility	-7.46%	-8.45%	-7.24%

Do analysts prefer NVGS or BLDE?

Navigator presently has a consensus target price of $21.25, suggesting a potential upside of 35.35%. Blade Air Mobility has a consensus target price of $6.25, suggesting a potential upside of 49.88%. Given Blade Air Mobility's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blade Air Mobility is more favorable than Navigator.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Navigator	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Blade Air Mobility	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, NVGS or BLDE?

Navigator has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blade Air Mobility has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

19.0% of Navigator shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.4% of Blade Air Mobility shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Blade Air Mobility shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Navigator beats Blade Air Mobility on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.