Head-To-Head Review: Japan Airlines (OTCMKTS:JAPSY) & Global Crossing Airlines Group (OTCMKTS:JETMF)

Japan Airlines (OTCMKTS:JAPSY) and Global Crossing Airlines Group (OTCMKTS:JETMF) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Japan Airlines and Global Crossing Airlines Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Japan Airlines	0	1	0	1	3.00
Global Crossing Airlines Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Japan Airlines and Global Crossing Airlines Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Japan Airlines	$13.37 billion	0.55	$914.10 million	$1.03	8.27
Global Crossing Airlines Group	$246.35 million	0.22	-$3.05 million	($0.01)	-82.04

Japan Airlines has higher revenue and earnings than Global Crossing Airlines Group. Global Crossing Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Japan Airlines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Japan Airlines and Global Crossing Airlines Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Japan Airlines	6.84%	10.96%	4.48%
Global Crossing Airlines Group	-0.22%	N/A	-0.30%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

18.5% of Global Crossing Airlines Group shares are held by institutional investors. 23.4% of Global Crossing Airlines Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Japan Airlines has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Crossing Airlines Group has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Japan Airlines beats Global Crossing Airlines Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides scheduled and non-scheduled air transport services in Japan, Asia, Oceania, North America, and Europe. The company operates through Air Transportation and Other segments. It offers passenger, ground handling, cargo and mail handling, and maintenance services. The company is also involved in the aerial work and other related business; airport peripheral business; and sale of travel package tours. As of March 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of 224 aircraft. The company was formerly known as Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. in April 2011. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Global Crossing Airlines Group

Global Crossing Airlines Group Inc. operates in the airline business in the United States, Europe, Canada, and Central and South America. The company operates a US Part 121 flag and supplemental airline using the Airbus A320 family of aircraft and the Airbus A321 freighter. It offers aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance services using wet lease contracts to airlines and non-airlines; and passenger aircraft charter services. The company also leases office space; operates its ticket counters; and maintains a maintenance office for its maintenance staff and for storage of aircraft records, spare parts, and consumables. As of December 31, 2023, its fleet consisted of eleven passenger aircraft and three cargo aircraft. Global Crossing Airlines Group Inc. is based in Miami, Florida.