Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL – Get Free Report) and Mesa Air Group (NASDAQ:RJET – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Bristow Group and Mesa Air Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Bristow Group | 7.51% | 11.10% | 4.95% |
| Mesa Air Group | 3.29% | 6.13% | 2.41% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Bristow Group and Mesa Air Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Bristow Group | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
| Mesa Air Group | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
93.3% of Bristow Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.3% of Mesa Air Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of Bristow Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Mesa Air Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Bristow Group and Mesa Air Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Bristow Group | $1.49 billion | 0.88 | $129.07 million | $3.84 | 11.49 |
| Mesa Air Group | $1.68 billion | 0.50 | $76.20 million | $0.94 | 18.99 |
Bristow Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mesa Air Group. Bristow Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mesa Air Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Bristow Group has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mesa Air Group has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Bristow Group beats Mesa Air Group on 11 of the 14 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 Mesa Air Group
Mesa Air Group, Inc. operates as the holding company for Mesa Airlines, Inc. that provides regional air carrier scheduled passenger services. The company offers scheduled flight and cargo services. As of September 30, 2023, it operated a fleet of 80 aircraft with approximately 296 daily departures to 86 cities in the United States and Mexico. Mesa Air Group, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
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