Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ:ALGT) & Wizz Air (OTCMKTS:WZZZY) Critical Comparison

Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ:ALGT) and Wizz Air (OTCMKTS:WZZZY) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Allegiant Travel and Wizz Air”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allegiant Travel	$2.61 billion	0.79	-$44.70 million	$1.41	53.51
Wizz Air	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Wizz Air has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Allegiant Travel.

Profitability

This table compares Allegiant Travel and Wizz Air’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allegiant Travel	0.90%	10.83%	2.75%
Wizz Air	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

85.8% of Allegiant Travel shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Allegiant Travel shares are owned by company insiders. 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Allegiant Travel and Wizz Air, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allegiant Travel	1	4	8	2	2.73
Wizz Air	2	4	0	0	1.67

Allegiant Travel presently has a consensus target price of $128.38, indicating a potential upside of 70.16%. Given Allegiant Travel’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Allegiant Travel is more favorable than Wizz Air.

Summary

Allegiant Travel beats Wizz Air on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Allegiant Travel

Allegiant Travel Company, a leisure travel company, provides travel services and products to residents of under-served cities in the United States. The company offers scheduled air transportation on limited-frequency, nonstop flights between under-served cities and leisure destinations. As of February 1, 2024, it operated a fleet of 126 Airbus A320 series aircraft. The company also provides air-related services and products in conjunction with air transportation, including baggage fees, advance seat assignments, travel protection products, priority boarding, a customer convenience fee, food and beverage purchases on board, and other air-related services, as well as use of its call center for purchases. In addition, it offers third party travel products, such as hotel rooms and ground transportation, such as rental cars and hotel shuttle products; and air transportation services through fixed fee agreements and charter service on a year-round and ad-hoc basis. Further, the company operates a golf course. Allegiant Travel Company was founded in 1997 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About Wizz Air

Wizz Air Holdings Plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides passenger air transportation services on scheduled short-haul and medium-haul point-to-point routes in Europe and the Middle East. As of June 08, 2022, it operated a fleet of 154 aircraft that offered services for approximately 1000 routes from 194 airports in 51 countries. The company provides its services under the Wizz Air brand. Wizz Air Holdings Plc was founded in 2003 and is based in Saint Helier, Jersey.