Contrasting Kyndryl (NYSE:KD) and Eviation Aircraft (OTCMKTS:EVTNF)

Kyndryl (NYSE:KD) and Eviation Aircraft (OTCMKTS:EVTNF) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

Kyndryl has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eviation Aircraft has a beta of -0.31, indicating that its stock price is 131% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

71.5% of Kyndryl shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Kyndryl shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Eviation Aircraft shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Kyndryl and Eviation Aircraft”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kyndryl	$16.05 billion	0.62	-$340.00 million	($0.39)	-110.01
Eviation Aircraft	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Eviation Aircraft has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kyndryl.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Kyndryl and Eviation Aircraft, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kyndryl	0	0	4	0	3.00
Eviation Aircraft	0	0	0	0	0.00

Kyndryl presently has a consensus price target of $39.75, suggesting a potential downside of 7.35%. Given Kyndryl’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kyndryl is more favorable than Eviation Aircraft.

Profitability

This table compares Kyndryl and Eviation Aircraft’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kyndryl	-0.58%	-4.09%	-0.46%
Eviation Aircraft	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Kyndryl beats Eviation Aircraft on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kyndryl

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. operates as a technology services company and IT infrastructure services provider worldwide. The company offers cloud services; core enterprise and zCloud services; application, data, and artificial intelligence services; digital workplace services; security and resiliency services; and network services and edge services. It serves financial, communications, retail and travel, and automotive industries. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Eviation Aircraft

Eviation Aircraft Ltd. focuses on the light aviation regional transportation field. The Company offers passenger and cargo transportation services. Eviation Aircraft Ltd, formerly known as RVB Holdings Ltd, is based in Israel.