Contrasting Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE:ASR) & Sky Harbour Group (NYSE:SKYH)

Sky Harbour Group (NYSE:SKYH) and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE:ASR) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

14.7% of Sky Harbour Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.6% of Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste shares are held by institutional investors. 40.7% of Sky Harbour Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Sky Harbour Group and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sky Harbour Group	1	0	2	1	2.75
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	2	2	3	1	2.38

Sky Harbour Group currently has a consensus target price of $12.75, indicating a potential upside of 28.53%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste has a consensus target price of $324.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.20%. Given Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste is more favorable than Sky Harbour Group.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sky Harbour Group	2.73%	6.45%	1.57%
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	25.10%	20.94%	11.13%

Volatility & Risk

Sky Harbour Group has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sky Harbour Group and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sky Harbour Group	$27.54 million	27.60	$18.82 million	($0.18)	-55.11
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	$1.94 billion	3.88	$547.52 million	$18.73	13.41

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste has higher revenue and earnings than Sky Harbour Group. Sky Harbour Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste beats Sky Harbour Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sky Harbour Group

Sky Harbour Group Corporation operates as an aviation infrastructure development company in the United States. It develops, leases, and manages general aviation hangars for business aircraft. The company is based in White Plains, New York.

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.