Bridger Aerospace Group (NASDAQ:BAER – Get Free Report) and Sparta Commercial Services (OTCMKTS:SRCO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Risk and Volatility
Bridger Aerospace Group has a beta of -0.14, suggesting that its share price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sparta Commercial Services has a beta of -1.04, suggesting that its share price is 204% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Bridger Aerospace Group and Sparta Commercial Services, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Bridger Aerospace Group | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Sparta Commercial Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Bridger Aerospace Group and Sparta Commercial Services”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Bridger Aerospace Group | $84.14 million | 1.20 | -$77.36 million | ($1.37) | -1.36 |
| Sparta Commercial Services | $190,000.00 | 56.87 | -$640,000.00 | ($0.03) | -9.15 |
Sparta Commercial Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bridger Aerospace Group. Sparta Commercial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridger Aerospace Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Bridger Aerospace Group and Sparta Commercial Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Bridger Aerospace Group | -40.25% | N/A | -12.15% |
| Sparta Commercial Services | -863.09% | N/A | -506.19% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
48.9% of Bridger Aerospace Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 76.2% of Bridger Aerospace Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Sparta Commercial Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Bridger Aerospace Group beats Sparta Commercial Services on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Bridger Aerospace Group
Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. provides aerial wildfire management, relief and suppression, and firefighting services to federal and state government agencies in the United States. It offers fire suppression services, such as direct fire suppression aerial firefighting support services for ground crew to drop large amounts of water quickly and directly on wildfires. The company also provides aerial surveillance services, including fire suppression aircraft over an incident and tactical coordination with the incident commander through its manned and unmanned aircraft. It operates an aircraft fleet of 18 planes. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Belgrade, Montana.
About Sparta Commercial Services
Sparta Commercial Services, Inc. develops, markets, and manages business websites and mobile applications for smartphones and tablets under the iMobileApp name. It offers mobile applications for vehicle dealerships, racetracks, private clubs, country clubs, schools and entertainment venues, restaurants, grocery stores, and various other merchant types. The company also owns and manages websites, which sell motorcycle, recreational vehicle, and truck title history reports for consumers, retailers, municipals, nonprofits, auction houses, banks, and insurance companies; and designs, launches, maintains, and hosts websites for businesses, as well as provides text messaging services. In addition, it offers eCommerce, customer relationship management development and integration, search engine optimization, social media marketing, and online reviews website services to its clients. Further, the company provides an equipment-leasing product for local and state agencies that helps to finance their essential equipment needs, including police motorcycles, cruisers, buses, fire trucks, and EMS equipment; and a range of hemp-derived cannabinol products through newworldhealthcbd.com. The company was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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