Cathay Pacific Airways (OTCMKTS:CPCAY) versus Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL) Head-To-Head Review

Cathay Pacific Airways (OTCMKTS:CPCAY) and Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

Cathay Pacific Airways has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bristow Group has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cathay Pacific Airways and Bristow Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cathay Pacific Airways	$14.98 billion	0.76	$1.39 billion	N/A	N/A
Bristow Group	$1.49 billion	0.82	$129.07 million	$3.84	10.80

Cathay Pacific Airways has higher revenue and earnings than Bristow Group.

Profitability

This table compares Cathay Pacific Airways and Bristow Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cathay Pacific Airways	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bristow Group	7.51%	11.10%	4.95%

Dividends

Cathay Pacific Airways pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Bristow Group pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Bristow Group pays out 13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Cathay Pacific Airways and Bristow Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cathay Pacific Airways	1	1	0	0	1.50
Bristow Group	1	0	3	0	2.50

Bristow Group has a consensus target price of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.62%. Given Bristow Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bristow Group is more favorable than Cathay Pacific Airways.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.3% of Bristow Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of Bristow Group shares are owned by 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.

Summary

Bristow Group beats Cathay Pacific Airways on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cathay Pacific Airways

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, together with its subsidiaries, offers international passenger and air cargo transportation services. The company conducts airline operations principally to and from Hong Kong. It also engages in the property investment and travel reward program; operates as a travel tour operator; and provision of financial, aircraft acquisition facilitation, airline catering, information processing, aircraft ramp handling, laundry and dry cleaning, ground handling, and cargo terminal services. The company operates in the Americas, Europe, Southeast Asia, Southwest Pacific, North Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. As of December 31, 2023, it operates 230 aircraft. Cathay Pacific Airways Limited was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Lantau Island, Hong Kong.

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.