Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (NWARF) versus Its Rivals Financial Survey

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OTCMKTS:NWARF) is one of 81 publicly-traded companies in the “Passenger Airlines” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk and profitability.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

31.8% of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.6% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.5% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA Competitors	-30.33%	8.87%	0.47%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA	N/A	N/A	-0.16
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA Competitors	$14.26 billion	$623.26 million	14.21

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA. Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA	0	1	1	0	2.50
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA Competitors	1470	3988	6542	344	2.47

As a group, “Passenger Airlines” companies have a potential upside of 44.62%. Given Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA’s peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA peers beat Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA on 9 of the 11 factors compared.

About Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, together with its subsidiaries, provides air travel services in Norway and internationally. It is also involved in aircraft financing, leasing, and ownership activities; and cargo activities. It operates a fleet of 87 aircrafts. Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Fornebu, Norway.