Analyzing Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE:ASR) & PTL (NASDAQ:PTLE)

PTL (NASDAQ:PTLE) and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE:ASR) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk.

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, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for PTL and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PTL	1	0	0	0	1.00
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	1	3	1	0	2.00

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste has a consensus target price of $310.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.76%. Given Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste is more favorable than PTL.

Profitability

This table compares PTL and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PTL	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	37.14%	19.91%	14.77%

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PTL	$98.13 million	0.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	$1.72 billion	5.37	$743.97 million	$20.75	14.83

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste has higher revenue and earnings than PTL.

Summary

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste beats PTL on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PTL

PTL Limited is an established bunkering facilitator providing marine fuel logistics services for vessel refueling, primarily container ships, bulk carriers, general cargo vessels and chemical tankers principally serving the Asia Pacific market. PTL Limited is based in Hong Kong.

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.