Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación (NYSE:VLRS) & Harbor Diversified (OTCMKTS:HRBR) Head to Head Survey

Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación (NYSE:VLRS) and Harbor Diversified (OTCMKTS:HRBR) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación and Harbor Diversified, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación	0	0	3	0	3.00
Harbor Diversified	0	0	0	0	N/A

Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación currently has a consensus price target of $15.48, suggesting a potential upside of 131.66%. Given Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación is more favorable than Harbor Diversified.

Profitability

This table compares Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación and Harbor Diversified’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación	-2.39%	-43.32%	-1.61%
Harbor Diversified	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación and Harbor Diversified’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación	$2.85 billion	0.21	-$80.22 million	($0.65)	-10.28
Harbor Diversified	$280.86 million	0.30	$39.11 million	N/A	N/A

Harbor Diversified has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

51.9% of Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Harbor Diversified shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Harbor Diversified shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación has a beta of 2.56, meaning that its share price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Harbor Diversified has a beta of 1.93, meaning that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Harbor Diversified beats Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación

Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V., through its subsidiary, Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.P.I. de C.V., provides air transportation services for passengers, cargo, and mail in Mexico and internationally. The company operates approximately 590 daily flights on routes connecting 43 cities in Mexico, 22 cities in the United States, 4 cities in Central America, and 2 cities in South America. As of December 31, 2022, it leased 116 aircrafts and 23 spare engines. The company also offers merchandising, travel agency, and loyalty program, as well as specialized and aeronautical technical services. Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.

About Harbor Diversified

Harbor Diversified, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides air transportation services in the United States. It also leases and finances flight equipment. As of December 31, 2022, it owned and operated a fleet of 64 regional jets. The company was formerly known as Harbor BioSciences, Inc. and changed its name to Harbor Diversified, Inc. in February 2012. Harbor Diversified, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin.