Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL) vs. LATAM Airlines Group (NYSE:LTM) Head-To-Head Analysis

LATAM Airlines Group (NYSE:LTM) and Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

LATAM Airlines Group has a beta of 3.88, suggesting that its stock price is 288% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bristow Group has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for LATAM Airlines Group and Bristow Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LATAM Airlines Group	0	1	2	1	3.00
Bristow Group	0	0	2	0	3.00

LATAM Airlines Group currently has a consensus target price of $59.25, suggesting a potential downside of 9.51%. Given LATAM Airlines Group’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe LATAM Airlines Group is more favorable than Bristow Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.3% of Bristow Group shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of LATAM Airlines Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of Bristow Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares LATAM Airlines Group and Bristow Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LATAM Airlines Group	8.99%	136.76%	7.71%
Bristow Group	9.71%	14.83%	6.43%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares LATAM Airlines Group and Bristow Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LATAM Airlines Group	$12.83 billion	1.54	$976.97 million	$4.19	15.63
Bristow Group	$1.42 billion	0.92	$94.80 million	$4.78	9.38

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

Summary

LATAM Airlines Group beats Bristow Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LATAM Airlines Group

LATAM Airlines Group S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides passenger and cargo air transportation services in Peru, Argentina, the United States, Europe, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Chile, the Asia Pacific, and rest of Latin America. The company operates in two segments, Air Transportation; and Multiplus Coalition and Loyalty Program. It provides passenger transport services to approximately 140 destinations in 25 countries with a fleet of 322 aircrafts, well as operates loyalty programs. The company was formerly known as LAN Airlines S.A. and changed its name to LATAM Airlines Group S.A. in June 2012. LATAM Airlines Group S.A. was founded in 1929 and is based in Santiago, Chile.

About Bristow Group

Bristow Group Inc. provides vertical flight solutions. The company primarily offers aviation services to integrated, national, and independent offshore energy companies and government agencies. It also provides personnel transportation, search and rescue, medevac, ad hoc helicopter, fixed wing transportation, unmanned systems, and ad-hoc helicopter services, as well as logistical and maintenance support, training services, and flight and maintenance crews. The company has a fleet of aircrafts. It has customers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Dutch Caribbean, the Falkland Islands, India, Ireland, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad, the United Kingdom, and United States. Bristow Group Inc. is based in Houston, Texas.