Financial Contrast: Signature Aviation (OTCMKTS:BBAVY) versus New Horizon Aircraft (NASDAQ:HOVR)

Signature Aviation (OTCMKTS:BBAVY) and New Horizon Aircraft (NASDAQ:HOVR) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

66.0% of New Horizon Aircraft shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.6% of New Horizon Aircraft shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Signature Aviation and New Horizon Aircraft, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Signature Aviation	0	0	0	0	0.00
New Horizon Aircraft	0	0	1	1	3.50

New Horizon Aircraft has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 181.73%. Given New Horizon Aircraft’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe New Horizon Aircraft is more favorable than Signature Aviation.

Profitability

This table compares Signature Aviation and New Horizon Aircraft’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Signature Aviation	N/A	N/A	N/A
New Horizon Aircraft	N/A	-71.96%	211.11%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Signature Aviation and New Horizon Aircraft”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Signature Aviation	$1.41 billion	3.24	-$9.60 million	N/A	N/A
New Horizon Aircraft	N/A	N/A	-$8.16 million	N/A	N/A

New Horizon Aircraft has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Signature Aviation.

Risk & Volatility

Signature Aviation has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Horizon Aircraft has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

New Horizon Aircraft beats Signature Aviation on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Signature Aviation

Signature Aviation Plc manufactures aircraft parts and provides flight support services. The company was founded by William Fenton and Walter Wilson Cobbett in 1879 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

About New Horizon Aircraft

New Horizon Aircraft Ltd., an aerospace original equipment manufacturer company, focuses on designing and developing hybrid electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for the regional air mobility market in the Uinted States. The company is developing Cavorite X7, a hybrid electric 7-seat aircraft that can take off and land vertically like and helicopter. New Horizon Aircraft Ltd. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Lindsay, Canada.