Comparing Archer Aviation (ACHR) & The Competition

Archer Aviation (NYSE:ACHR) is one of 33 public companies in the “AEROSP/DEFENSE” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Archer Aviation to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Archer Aviation and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Archer Aviation	N/A	-79.78%	-61.08%
Archer Aviation Competitors	-410.20%	-70.11%	-13.94%

Volatility and Risk

Archer Aviation has a beta of 3.13, suggesting that its stock price is 213% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Archer Aviation’s competitors have a beta of 1.16, suggesting that their average stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Archer Aviation and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Archer Aviation	0	1	7	0	2.88
Archer Aviation Competitors	392	2126	3297	119	2.53

Archer Aviation presently has a consensus price target of $13.13, suggesting a potential upside of 22.42%. As a group, “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies have a potential upside of 7.25%. Given Archer Aviation’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Archer Aviation is more favorable than its competitors.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

59.3% of Archer Aviation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.5% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies are owned by institutional investors. 7.7% of Archer Aviation shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEFENSE” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Archer Aviation and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Archer Aviation	N/A	-$536.80 million	-8.18
Archer Aviation Competitors	$18.81 billion	$730.78 million	9.51

Archer Aviation’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Archer Aviation. Archer Aviation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Archer Aviation competitors beat Archer Aviation on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

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.