ANA (OTCMKTS:ALNPY) versus JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) Head-To-Head Review

ANA (OTCMKTS:ALNPY) and JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ANA and JetBlue Airways”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ANA	$14.85 billion	0.57	$1.01 billion	$0.39	9.23
JetBlue Airways	$9.28 billion	0.16	-$795.00 million	($1.32)	-3.13

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for ANA and JetBlue Airways, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ANA	0	0	0	0	0.00
JetBlue Airways	5	7	0	0	1.58

JetBlue Airways has a consensus price target of $5.28, indicating a potential upside of 27.72%. Given JetBlue Airways’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe JetBlue Airways is more favorable than ANA.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

83.7% of JetBlue Airways shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of JetBlue Airways 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.

Profitability

This table compares ANA and JetBlue Airways’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ANA	6.58%	13.51%	4.21%
JetBlue Airways	-5.16%	-19.87%	-2.88%

Risk and Volatility

ANA has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JetBlue Airways has a beta of 1.82, meaning that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ANA beats JetBlue Airways on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About JetBlue Airways

JetBlue Airways Corporation provides air transportation services. The company operates a fleet of Airbus A321, Airbus A220, Airbus A321neo, Airbus A320 Restyled, Airbus A320, Airbus A321 with Mint, Airbus A321neo with Mint, Airbus A321neoLR with Mint, and Embraer E190 aircraft. It also serves 100 destinations across the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America, Canada, and Europe. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Long Island City, New York.