Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMAB) vs. Its Peers Head-To-Head Comparison

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB) is one of 45 public companies in the “TRANS – SERVICES” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte’s rivals have a beta of 0.83, indicating that their average stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	34.62%	52.68%	19.11%
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte Competitors	2.85%	-6.69%	2.79%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	$826.93 million	$237.12 million	19.17
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte Competitors	$6.81 billion	$184.70 million	13.53

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte pays an annual dividend of $2.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte pays out 39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “TRANS – SERVICES” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.0% and pay out 46.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.5% of Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of shares of all “TRANS – SERVICES” companies are owned by institutional investors. 23.5% of shares of all “TRANS – SERVICES” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	1	2	3	0	2.33
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte Competitors	364	1328	1503	88	2.40

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte currently has a consensus target price of $88.38, suggesting a potential downside of 14.30%. As a group, “TRANS – SERVICES” companies have a potential upside of 3.56%. Given Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte beats its rivals on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., together with its subsidiaries, holds concessions to develop, operate, and maintain airports in Mexico. The company operates 13 international airports in Monterrey, Acapulco, Mazatlán, Zihuatanejo, Ciudad Juárez, Reynosa, Chihuahua, Culiacán, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Tampico, Torreón, and Zacatecas cities. It also operates the NH Collection Hotel in Terminal 2 of the Mexico City International Airport, and a hotel under the Hilton Garden Inn name at the Monterrey International Airport. In addition, the company provides aeronautical services, which include passenger, aircraft landing and parking, boarding and unloading, passenger walkway, and airport security services. Further, it offers complementary services that comprise leasing of space to airlines, cargo handling, baggage-screening, permanent and non-permanent ground transportation, and access rights services; non-aeronautical services, such as leasing of space at its airports to retailers, restaurants, and other commercial tenants, as well as maintaining of parking facilities and advertising; and diversification services, which consists of operation and lease of the industrial park and real estate services, as well as hotel and air cargo logistics services. Additionally, the company provides construction services. It has a strategic alliance with VYNMSA Desarrollo Inmobiliario, S.A. de C.V. to build and operate an industrial park at the Monterrey airport. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.