Head-To-Head Review: Atlantia (OTCMKTS:ATASY) and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE:ASR)

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE:ASR) and Atlantia (OTCMKTS:ATASY) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste and Atlantia”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	$1.94 billion	4.13	$547.52 million	$18.59	14.37
Atlantia	$8.42 billion	2.34	$740.62 million	N/A	N/A

Atlantia has higher revenue and earnings than Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	26.07%	21.85%	11.84%
Atlantia	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste and Atlantia, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	2	2	4	1	2.44
Atlantia	0	0	0	0	0.00

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste presently has a consensus price target of $324.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.50%. Given Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste is more favorable than Atlantia.

Dividends

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste pays an annual dividend of $19.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Atlantia pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste pays out 106.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Volatility and Risk

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlantia has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste beats Atlantia on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Atlantia

Atlantia SpA, through its subsidiaries, engages in the construction and operation of motorways, airports and transport infrastructure, parking areas, and intermodal systems worldwide. It operates and manages approximately 13,000 kilometers of toll motorways. The company manages, maintains, constructs, and widens related motorways operated under concession; and provides support for the Italian motorway operators. It also operates and expands Rome's Fiumicino and Ciampino airports; and operates the airports of Nice, Cannes-Mandelieu, and Saint-Tropez. In addition, the company engages in the design, project management, controlling, and maintenance of road and airport infrastructures; and operation of toll payment systems, as well as provides assistance and toll management services. Further, it operates free-flow tolling systems, traffic and transport management systems, and electronic payment systems. Additionally, the company offers insurance brokerage, as well as engineering services. Atlantia SpA was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy.