Thai Airways International PCL (OTCMKTS:TAWNF) vs. Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL) Critical Comparison

Thai Airways International PCL (OTCMKTS:TAWNF) and Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Thai Airways International PCL has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bristow Group has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Thai Airways International PCL and Bristow Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Thai Airways International PCL	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bristow Group	$1.43 billion	0.71	$94.80 million	$3.90	9.07

Bristow Group has higher revenue and earnings than Thai Airways International PCL.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.3% of Bristow Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of Bristow Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Thai Airways International PCL and Bristow Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Thai Airways International PCL	0	0	0	0	0.00
Bristow Group	0	0	1	0	3.00

Bristow Group has a consensus price target of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.32%. Given Bristow Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bristow Group is more favorable than Thai Airways International PCL.

Profitability

This table compares Thai Airways International PCL and Bristow Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Thai Airways International PCL	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bristow Group	8.09%	12.95%	5.53%

Summary

Bristow Group beats Thai Airways International PCL on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Thai Airways International PCL

Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in airlines business in Thailand and internationally. It operates through three segments: Air Transportation Activities, Business Units, and Other Activities. The Air Transportation Activities segment provides passenger, freight, and mail services. The Business Units segment offers cargo and mail commercial, ground customer, ground support equipment, and catering services. The Other Activities segment provides transportation supporting activities, which include flight management services, sale of duty-free goods, and sale of souvenir products from maintenance division. It also offers tourism, specialized personnel, information technology, and aviation training services for the travel sector. Thai Airways International Public Company Limited was founded in 1959 and is based in Bangkok, Thailand.

About Bristow Group

Bristow Group Inc. provides vertical flight solutions. The company primarily offers aviation services to integrated, national, and independent offshore energy companies and government agencies. It also provides personnel transportation, search and rescue, medevac, ad hoc helicopter, fixed wing transportation, unmanned systems, and ad-hoc helicopter services, as well as logistical and maintenance support, training services, and flight and maintenance crews. The company has a fleet of aircrafts. It has customers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Dutch Caribbean, the Falkland Islands, India, Ireland, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad, the United Kingdom, and United States. Bristow Group Inc. is based in Houston, Texas.