Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (PAC) versus Its Rivals Financial Analysis

Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (NYSE:PAC) is one of 45 public companies in the “TRANS – SERVICES” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico	1	3	3	1	2.50
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico Competitors	364	1332	1506	90	2.40

Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico presently has a consensus price target of $200.00, suggesting a potential downside of 14.98%. As a group, “TRANS – SERVICES” companies have a potential downside of 0.13%. Given Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico	$1.84 billion	$472.81 million	24.79
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico Competitors	$6.81 billion	$184.70 million	14.16

Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico. Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico	25.64%	37.67%	11.28%
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico Competitors	2.85%	-6.69%	2.80%

Risk & Volatility

Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico’s competitors have a beta of 0.94, meaning that their average stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico pays an annual dividend of $3.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico pays out 40.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “TRANS – SERVICES” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.9% and pay out 46.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

11.7% of Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of shares of all “TRANS – SERVICES” companies are owned by institutional investors. 23.5% of shares of all “TRANS – SERVICES” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico beats its competitors on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico Company Profile

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V., together with its subsidiaries, holds concessions to develop, operate, and manage airports in Mexico and Jamaica. The company operates twelve international airports in Guadalajara and Tijuana areas, Mexico; and two international airports in Montego Bay, Jamaica. It also offers aeronautical services, such as passenger, aircraft landing, parking, airport security, and passenger walkway and airport bus, as well as car packing charges; complementary services, including baggage handling, catering, aircraft maintenance and repair, and fuel; cargo handling; and ground transportation services. In addition, the company provides non-aeronautical services, such as redesigning and modernizing terminal spaces and developing new projects; telephone and internet services; and ground handling services under the brand Primesky, as well as advertising services. Further, it engages in commercial activities comprising leasing space in terminals to airlines and other service providers; to retail stores, such as souvenir and gift shops, fashion and footwear stores, pharmacies, jewelry, electronics, cosmetics, and others; to various food and beverage services; car rental service companies, including parking spots, lots, and car rental reservation booths; to timeshare developers; to financial service providers; and to operators of duty-free stores. Additionally, the company operates parking facilities; VIP lounges; convenience stores; and vending machines. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Guadalajara, Mexico.