Archer Aviation (NYSE:ACHR) & New Horizon Aircraft (NASDAQ:HOVR) Head-To-Head Survey

New Horizon Aircraft (NASDAQ:HOVR) and Archer Aviation (NYSE:ACHR) are both small-cap aerospace 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. Comparatively, 59.3% of Archer Aviation shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.2% of Archer Aviation 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 New Horizon Aircraft and Archer Aviation, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
New Horizon Aircraft	0	0	0	0	N/A
Archer Aviation	0	1	4	0	2.80

Archer Aviation has a consensus price target of $8.30, indicating a potential upside of 116.15%. Given Archer Aviation’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Archer Aviation is more favorable than New Horizon Aircraft.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
New Horizon Aircraft	N/A	-29.17%	3.03%
Archer Aviation	N/A	-133.03%	-88.44%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares New Horizon Aircraft and Archer Aviation’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
New Horizon Aircraft	N/A	N/A	$8.61 million	N/A	N/A
Archer Aviation	N/A	N/A	-$457.90 million	($1.63)	-2.36

Risk & Volatility

New Horizon Aircraft has a beta of -0.61, indicating that its stock price is 161% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Archer Aviation has a beta of 2.35, indicating that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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. It is developing Cavorite X7, a hybrid electric 7-seat aircraft that can take off and land vertically. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Lindsay, Canada.

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.