Head to Head Review: Lakeside (NASDAQ:LSH) and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB)

Lakeside (NASDAQ:LSH) and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

9.5% of Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Lakeside shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lakeside	-21.12%	-86.32%	-29.16%
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	32.67%	55.19%	18.47%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lakeside and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lakeside	$23.23 million	0.43	-$5.25 million	($0.42)	-1.38
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	$832.66 million	5.42	$278.84 million	$5.98	17.73

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has higher revenue and earnings than Lakeside. Lakeside is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Lakeside has a beta of 2.17, meaning that its stock price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Lakeside and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lakeside	1	0	0	0	1.00
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	1	4	2	0	2.14

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has a consensus price target of $120.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.17%. Given Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte is more favorable than Lakeside.

Summary

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte beats Lakeside on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lakeside

Lakeside Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides integrated cross-border supply chain solution in the United States, China, South Korea, and internationally. It offers a range of integrated services under cross-border ocean freight solutions and cross-border airfreight solutions, including cross-border freight consolidation and forwarding services, customs clearance services, warehousing and distribution services, and U.S. domestic ground transportation services. The company customers include logistics service companies serving e-commerce platforms, social commerce platforms, and manufacturers to sell and transport consumer and industrial goods. Lakeside Holding Limited was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois. Lakeside Holding Limited operates as a subsidiary of Jiushen Transport LLC.

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.