RXO (NYSE:RXO) & Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE:ASR) Financial Contrast

RXO (NYSE:RXO) and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE:ASR) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares RXO and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RXO	-1.25%	0.88%	0.43%
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	31.96%	20.67%	13.44%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

92.7% of RXO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.6% of Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of RXO shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares RXO and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RXO	$4.55 billion	0.51	-$290.00 million	($0.43)	-33.20
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	$31.33 billion	0.29	$743.97 million	$18.86	15.84

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for RXO and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RXO	4	11	4	0	2.00
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	2	4	1	0	1.86

RXO presently has a consensus price target of $16.69, indicating a potential upside of 16.93%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste has a consensus price target of $305.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.11%. Given RXO’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe RXO is more favorable than Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste.

Risk & Volatility

RXO has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

About RXO

RXO, Inc. provides full truckload freight transportation brokering services. It also offers brokered services for managed transportation, last mile, and freight forwarding. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

About Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. holds concessions to operate, maintain, and develop airports in the southeast region of Mexico. The company operates airports that are located in the cities of Cancún, Cozumel, Mérida, Huatulco, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Villahermosa, Tapachula, and Minatitlán. It provides aeronautical services, which include passenger, aircraft landing and parking, passenger walkway, and airport security services. The company also offers non-aeronautical services, such as leasing of space at its airports to retailers, restaurants, airlines, and other commercial tenants; catering, handling, and ground transportation services, as well as engages in the various commercial operations. In addition, it holds concessions to operate the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico; and various airports in Colombia, including the Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport in Medellín, the José María Córdova International Airport in Rionegro, the Los Garzones Airport in Montería, the Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport in Carepa, the El Caraño Airport in Quibdó, and the Las Brujas Airport in Corozal. Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.