Sun Country Airlines (NASDAQ:SNCY) vs. Japan Airlines (OTCMKTS:JAPSY) Financial Survey

Sun Country Airlines (NASDAQ:SNCY) and Japan Airlines (OTCMKTS:JAPSY) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Sun Country Airlines and Japan Airlines, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sun Country Airlines	0	3	6	0	2.67
Japan Airlines	0	1	0	1	3.00

Sun Country Airlines presently has a consensus target price of $18.13, suggesting a potential upside of 52.31%. Given Sun Country Airlines’ higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Sun Country Airlines is more favorable than Japan Airlines.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sun Country Airlines and Japan Airlines”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sun Country Airlines	$1.08 billion	0.59	$52.90 million	$1.06	11.23
Japan Airlines	$12.11 billion	0.71	$706.45 million	$0.92	10.66

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

Risk & Volatility

Sun Country Airlines has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Japan Airlines has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Sun Country Airlines and Japan Airlines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sun Country Airlines	5.35%	10.53%	3.86%
Japan Airlines	6.35%	12.28%	4.37%

Summary

Japan Airlines beats Sun Country Airlines on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sun Country Airlines

Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc., an air carrier company, operates scheduled passenger, air cargo, charter air transportation, and related services in the United States, Latin America, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Passenger and Cargo. The company also provides crew, maintenance, and insurance services through ad hoc, repeat, short-term, and long-term service contracts; and loyalty program rewards. As of December 31, 2023, its fleet consisted of 60 Boeing 737-NG aircraft, which includes 42 passenger fleet, 12 cargo, and 6 leased to unaffiliated airlines aircraft. The company serves leisure, and visiting friends and relatives passengers; charter and cargo customers; military branches; collegiate and professional sports teams; wholesale tour operators; schools; companies; and other individual entities through its website, call center, and travel agents. Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

About Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides scheduled and non-scheduled air transport services in Japan, Asia, Oceania, North America, and Europe. The company operates through Air Transportation and Other segments. It offers passenger, ground handling, cargo and mail handling, and maintenance services. The company is also involved in the aerial work and other related business; airport peripheral business; and sale of travel package tours. As of March 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of 224 aircraft. The company was formerly known as Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. in April 2011. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.