ANA (OTCMKTS:ALNPY) & Wheels Up Experience (NYSE:UP) Financial Comparison

ANA (OTCMKTS:ALNPY) and Wheels Up Experience (NYSE:UP) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

ANA has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheels Up Experience has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.2% of Wheels Up Experience shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Wheels Up Experience shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for ANA and Wheels Up Experience, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ANA	0	2	0	1	2.67
Wheels Up Experience	1	0	0	0	1.00

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ANA and Wheels Up Experience”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ANA	$16.87 billion	0.56	$1.12 billion	$0.41	9.90
Wheels Up Experience	$736.49 million	0.19	-$294.22 million	($8.46)	-0.46

ANA has higher revenue and earnings than Wheels Up Experience. Wheels Up Experience is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ANA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares ANA and Wheels Up Experience’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ANA	6.27%	12.24%	4.39%
Wheels Up Experience	-42.04%	N/A	-30.08%

Summary

ANA beats Wheels Up Experience on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ANA

ANA Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides air transportation services in Japan and internationally. It operates through Air Transportation, Aviation-Related Business, Travel Business, and Trading Business segments. The Air Transportation segment offers regular and irregular air transport of passengers, cargo, etc. on domestic and international routes. The Aviation-Related Business segment provides services incidental to air transportation, such as airport handling and maintenance. The Travel Business develops and sells travel products, as well as plans and sells package travel products. The Trading Business imports and exports aviation-related materials, as well as sells through stores and mail-order channels. The company was formerly known as All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. and changed its name to ANA Holdings Inc. in April 2013. ANA Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Minato, Japan.

About Wheels Up Experience

Wheels Up Experience Inc. provides private aviation services in the United States and internationally. The company offers Wheels Up Membership program that consists of two primary membership categories, such as Individual membership for individual and business fliers; and UP for Business membership consists of small and medium enterprise, and custom enterprise solutions for business fliers that tend to spend at higher levels. Its Wheels Up Charter provides charter flight services for passenger groups, sports teams, global corporate events, and tour operations, as well as global passenger, cargo, emergency, and government services. In addition, the company offers wholesale charter services; group charter and cargo flights; maintenance, repair, and operations services; fixed-base operator services; safety and security services; and government, defense, emergency, and medical transport missions. It serves individuals, small and medium enterprises, and corporate customers. As of December 31, 2024, the company operated a fleet of 154 owned and leased aircraft. Wheels Up Experience Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Chamblee, Georgia.