HRI vs. OMAB, GATX, CPA, STNG, MATX, SNDR, JOBY, CAR, SKYW, and FRO
Should you be buying Herc stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Herc include Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMAB), GATX (GATX), Copa (CPA), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Matson (MATX), Schneider National (SNDR), Joby Aviation (JOBY), Avis Budget Group (CAR), SkyWest (SKYW), and Frontline (FRO). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB) and Herc (NYSE:HRI) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends.
In the previous week, Herc had 2 more articles in the media than Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Herc and 1 mentions for Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte. Herc's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte's score of 1.22 indicating that Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte presently has a consensus target price of $94.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.32%. Herc has a consensus target price of $152.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.89%. Given Herc's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte is more favorable than Herc.
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has a net margin of 34.67% compared to Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte's net margin of 10.31%. Herc's return on equity of 54.28% beat Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte's return on equity.
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Herc has a beta of 2.27, meaning that its share price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500.
9.5% of Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of Herc shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Herc shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Herc has higher revenue and earnings than Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte. Herc 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.
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte pays an annual dividend of $2.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Herc pays an annual dividend of $2.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte pays out 39.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Herc pays out 22.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Herc has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte received 23 more outperform votes than Herc when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.16% of users gave Herc an outperform vote while only 58.32% of users gave Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte an outperform vote.
Summary
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte and Herc tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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