Comparing Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE:ASR) and Kuehne & Nagel International (OTCMKTS:KHNGY)

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE:ASR) and Kuehne & Nagel International (OTCMKTS:KHNGY) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste and Kuehne & Nagel International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	0	2	1	0	2.33
Kuehne & Nagel International	2	2	0	0	1.50

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste currently has a consensus price target of $310.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.27%. Given Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste is more favorable than Kuehne & Nagel International.

Profitability

This table compares Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste and Kuehne & Nagel International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	37.14%	19.91%	14.77%
Kuehne & Nagel International	4.47%	41.79%	9.72%

Risk and Volatility

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kuehne & Nagel International has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste and Kuehne & Nagel International”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	$1.72 billion	5.48	$743.97 million	$20.75	15.13
Kuehne & Nagel International	$28.18 billion	0.81	$1.34 billion	$2.23	16.92

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

Dividends

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste pays an annual dividend of $30.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. Kuehne & Nagel International pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste pays out 146.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kuehne & Nagel International pays out 55.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

10.6% of Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste shares are owned by institutional investors. 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.

Summary

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste beats Kuehne & Nagel International on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Kuehne & Nagel International

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated logistics services worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Sea Logistics, Air Logistics, Road Logistics, and Contract Logistics. It offers less-than-container load, reefer and project logistics, and flexible container shipping solutions. The company also provides time-critical solutions, sea-air and time-defined products, airside and air charter services, cargo insurance, and customs clearance services. In addition, it offers spare parts logistics, production, and e-commerce logistics, distribution, packaging, and process solutions. Further, the company provides supply chain consulting and order management services. It serves aerospace, automotive, mobility, consumer, healthcare, high-tech and semicon, industrial, and perishables industries. The company was founded in 1890 and is based in Schindellegi, Switzerland. Kuehne + Nagel International AG is a subsidiary of Kuehne Holding AG.