LATAM Airlines Group (NYSE:LTM) vs. Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL) Head to Head Comparison

Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL) and LATAM Airlines Group (NYSE:LTM) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Risk & Volatility

Bristow Group has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LATAM Airlines Group has a beta of 3.88, suggesting that its stock price is 288% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Bristow Group and LATAM Airlines Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bristow Group	9.71%	14.83%	6.43%
LATAM Airlines Group	8.99%	136.76%	7.71%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Bristow Group and LATAM Airlines Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bristow Group	$1.47 billion	0.89	$94.80 million	$4.78	9.41
LATAM Airlines Group	$12.83 billion	1.57	$976.97 million	$4.19	15.86

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Bristow Group and LATAM Airlines Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bristow Group	0	0	2	0	3.00
LATAM Airlines Group	0	1	2	1	3.00

LATAM Airlines Group has a consensus price target of $59.25, indicating a potential downside of 10.87%. Given LATAM Airlines Group’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LATAM Airlines Group is more favorable than Bristow Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.3% of Bristow Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of Bristow Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of LATAM Airlines Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

LATAM Airlines Group beats Bristow Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About LATAM Airlines Group

LATAM Airlines Group S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides passenger and cargo air transportation services in Peru, Argentina, the United States, Europe, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Chile, the Asia Pacific, and rest of Latin America. The company operates in two segments, Air Transportation; and Multiplus Coalition and Loyalty Program. It provides passenger transport services to approximately 140 destinations in 25 countries with a fleet of 322 aircrafts, well as operates loyalty programs. The company was formerly known as LAN Airlines S.A. and changed its name to LATAM Airlines Group S.A. in June 2012. LATAM Airlines Group S.A. was founded in 1929 and is based in Santiago, Chile.