Surf Air Mobility
SRFM on NYSE. Market value $69m.
Should I look at this?
Look carefully before going further
Why it could be worth it
Nothing stands out yet.
What to watch out for
Read the warning sign in its own filings
This is not advice.
Who owns it
None of the long-term investors we follow own it. 70 funds in all.
Largest holders overall
- Citadel Advisors$9mNew
- Vanguard Capital Management$5mAdded
- Geode Capital Management$1mAdded
- BlackRock$864,751Added
- UBS Group AG$745,142Cut
- Vanguard Fiduciary Trust$607,547Added
- State Street$595,893Added
- Citigroup$533,099New
- HRT Financial LP$454,000New
- Balefire$376,224
From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Big holders and activists
6 investors own more than 5%.
- Liam FayedPassive investorat least 10.0%0.0 pts(filed with 1 related holder)Since 31 December 2025
- Hudson Bay Capital Management LPPassive investorat least 10.0%(filed with 1 related holder)Since 31 December 2025
- Park Lane Investments, LLCPassive investor10.0%Since 12 November 2025
- LamVen LLCPassive investor9.5%Since 31 December 2025
- Palantir Technologies Inc.Passive investor7.4%+3.9 ptsSince 24 June 2026
- Citadel Advisors LLCPassive investorat least 7.1%(filed with 6 related holders)Since 21 April 2026
- CVI Investments, Inc.Passive investorSold down below 5%Since 30 June 2025
- GEM Global Yield LLC SCSPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 14 January 2025
| Holder | Stake | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
Liam Fayed Passive investor | at least 10.0%0.0 pts (filed with 1 related holder) | 31 December 2025 | |
Hudson Bay Capital Management LP Passive investor | at least 10.0% (filed with 1 related holder) | 31 December 2025 | |
Park Lane Investments, LLC Passive investor | 10.0% | 12 November 2025 | |
LamVen LLC Passive investor | 9.5% | 31 December 2025 | |
Palantir Technologies Inc. Passive investor | 7.4%+3.9 pts | 24 June 2026 | |
Citadel Advisors LLC Passive investor | at least 7.1% (filed with 6 related holders) | 21 April 2026 | |
CVI Investments, Inc. Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 30 June 2025 | |
GEM Global Yield LLC SCS Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 14 January 2025 |
From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.
What insiders did
No insider bought shares on the open market in the last 12 months. 2 sold $248,962.
- White Deanna LeighChief Executive OfficerSold
- Date
- 8 May 2026
- Shares
- 56,884
- Price
- $1.31
- Value
- $74,518
- Reeves OliverChief Financial OfficerSold
- Date
- 8 May 2026
- Shares
- 76,569
- Price
- $1.31
- Value
- $100,305
- White Deanna LeighChief Executive OfficerSold
- Date
- 16 April 2026
- Shares
- 27,720
- Price
- $1.31
- Value
- $36,313
- Reeves OliverChief Financial OfficerSold
- Date
- 16 April 2026
- Shares
- 28,874
- Price
- $1.31
- Value
- $37,825
| Date | Who | Did | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | White Deanna Leigh Chief Executive Officer | Sold | 56,884 | $1.31 | $74,518 |
| 8 May 2026 | Reeves Oliver Chief Financial Officer | Sold | 76,569 | $1.31 | $100,305 |
| 16 April 2026 | White Deanna Leigh Chief Executive Officer | Sold | 27,720 | $1.31 | $36,313 |
| 16 April 2026 | Reeves Oliver Chief Financial Officer | Sold | 28,874 | $1.31 | $37,825 |
From Form 4 filings: insiders must report trades in their own company's shares within two days.
Warning signs in its filings
Problems the company itself reported to the SEC, in its own words.
2 serious warning signs in Surf Air Mobility’s filings.
We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.
We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 12 Mar 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 10 Aug 2026 and 13 later 8-Ks.
Doubt it can keep going
SeriousThe company or its auditor warned it may not have enough money to last the next year.
“These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.”
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The Company is currently implementing operational improvements and stringent operating expenses management to improve the profitability of its airline operations. In parallel, the Company is advancing its technology initiatives, including its software technology platform and electrification programs. In addition, the Company continues to evaluate strategies to obtain additional funding for future operations. These strategies may include, but are not limited to, obtaining additional equity financing, issuing additional debt or entering into other financing arrangements, forming joint venture and other partnerships, and restructuring operations to grow revenues and decrease expenses. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in achieving its strategic plans, or that new financing will be available to the Company in a timely manner or on acceptable terms, if at all. If the Company is unable to raise sufficient financing when needed or events or circumstances occur such that the Company does not meet its strategic plans, the Company will be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but are not necessarily limited to, reducing certain spending, altering or scaling back development plans, including plans to further develop our software technology platforms and to equip our regional airline operations with fully-electric or hybrid-electric aircraft, or reducing funding of capital expenditures, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and ability to achieve its intended business objectives. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
From the 10-Q filed 10 August 2026, Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements. Read it in the filing
Weak checks on its own accounts
SeriousThe company said its checks on its own accounts did not work at the end of its latest quarter. Mistakes could slip into the numbers.
“Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of June 30, 2026, due to material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described below.”
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As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2026. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of June 30, 2026, due to material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described below.
From the 10-Q filed 10 August 2026, Part I, Item 4. Controls and Procedures. Read it in the filing
A 10-K is the yearly report every US company files with the SEC. An 8-K is a short notice of a big event.
The deep dive
Everything above is arithmetic on public filings. The deep dive reads the last ten years of annual reports, the proxy statements, and the earnings calls, then argues the case the way Buffett, Klarman, and Hohn would, and checks every claim against the source.
- What the business is worth, as a range, and the margin of safety at today’s price
- Prices to start buying, buy, and buy hard
- The three things that would make this a mistake
- Every number footnoted to the filing it came from
Your first deep dive is free.
Not advice. Numbers on this page come from SEC filings and are updated each night; prices are updated again after the US market closes. The five-year figures are rounded.