Critical Review: ENAV (OTCMKTS:EENNF) & Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for ENAV and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ENAV	0	0	0	0	0.00
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	0	3	2	0	2.40

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has a consensus price target of $134.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.26%. Given Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte is more favorable than ENAV.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ENAV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	$832.66 million	5.26	$296.74 million	$6.25	16.46

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has higher revenue and earnings than ENAV.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.5% of Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ENAV	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	33.17%	49.50%	17.03%

Summary

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte beats ENAV on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ENAV

ENAV S.p.A. provides air traffic control and management, and other air navigation services in Italy, the rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Air Navigation Services, Maintenance Services, and AIM Software Solutions. The company also offers technical management and maintenance services for air traffic control equipment and systems, as well as for air infrastructure; and develops software solutions for the management of aeronautical information and air traffic, as well as provides related commercial and maintenance services. In addition, it offers air traffic flow management, communication navigation and surveillance, digital aeronautical management, and flight procedure design and validation solutions. Further, the company provides flight inspection, aeronautical consulting, technical and engineering services, meteorology, and training and other services, as well as maintenance services for software solutions, as well as sells software licenses. It serves air navigation service providers, airport authorities, aeronautical agencies, and government and private entities. ENAV S.p.A. was founded in 2001 and is based in Rome, Italy.

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.