Critical Contrast: Sun Country Airlines (NASDAQ:SNCY) vs. ANA (OTCMKTS:ALNPY)

Sun Country Airlines (NASDAQ:SNCY) and ANA (OTCMKTS:ALNPY) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Sun Country Airlines and ANA, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sun Country Airlines	0	2	6	0	2.75
ANA	0	0	0	0	0.00

Sun Country Airlines presently has a consensus target price of $17.75, suggesting a potential upside of 50.68%. Given Sun Country Airlines’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Sun Country Airlines is more favorable than ANA.

Profitability

This table compares Sun Country Airlines and ANA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sun Country Airlines	5.35%	10.53%	3.86%
ANA	6.58%	13.66%	4.28%

Volatility and Risk

Sun Country Airlines has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ANA has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sun Country Airlines and ANA”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sun Country Airlines	$1.08 billion	0.58	$52.90 million	$1.06	11.11
ANA	$14.85 billion	0.64	$1.01 billion	$0.39	10.36

ANA has higher revenue and earnings than Sun Country Airlines. ANA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sun Country Airlines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

About Sun Country Airlines

Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc., an air carrier company, operates scheduled passenger, air cargo, charter air transportation, and related services in the United States, Latin America, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Passenger and Cargo. The company also provides crew, maintenance, and insurance services through ad hoc, repeat, short-term, and long-term service contracts; and loyalty program rewards. As of December 31, 2023, its fleet consisted of 60 Boeing 737-NG aircraft, which includes 42 passenger fleet, 12 cargo, and 6 leased to unaffiliated airlines aircraft. The company serves leisure, and visiting friends and relatives passengers; charter and cargo customers; military branches; collegiate and professional sports teams; wholesale tour operators; schools; companies; and other individual entities through its website, call center, and travel agents. Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

About ANA

ANA Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides air transportation services in Japan and internationally. It operates through Air Transportation, Aviation-Related Business, Travel Business, and Trading Business segments. The Air Transportation segment offers regular and irregular air transport of passengers, cargo, etc. on domestic and international routes. The Aviation-Related Business segment provides services incidental to air transportation, such as airport handling and maintenance. The Travel Business develops and sells travel products, as well as plans and sells package travel products. The Trading Business imports and exports aviation-related materials, as well as sells through stores and mail-order channels. The company was formerly known as All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. and changed its name to ANA Holdings Inc. in April 2013. ANA Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Minato, Japan.