Financial Comparison: Japan Airport Terminal (OTCMKTS:JTTRY) and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB)

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB) and Japan Airport Terminal (OTCMKTS:JTTRY) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte and Japan Airport Terminal, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	0	3	2	0	2.40
Japan Airport Terminal	1	0	0	0	1.00

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte presently has a consensus price target of $134.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.12%. Given Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte is more favorable than Japan Airport Terminal.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

9.5% of Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte and Japan Airport Terminal”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	$832.66 million	5.14	$296.74 million	$6.25	16.11
Japan Airport Terminal	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has higher revenue and earnings than Japan Airport Terminal.

Profitability

This table compares Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte and Japan Airport Terminal’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	33.17%	49.50%	17.03%
Japan Airport Terminal	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte beats Japan Airport Terminal on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., together with its subsidiaries, holds concessions to develop, operate, and maintain airports in Mexico. The company operates 13 international airports in Monterrey, Acapulco, Mazatlán, Zihuatanejo, Ciudad Juárez, Reynosa, Chihuahua, Culiacán, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Tampico, Torreón, and Zacatecas cities. It also operates the NH Collection Hotel in Terminal 2 of the Mexico City International Airport, and a hotel under the Hilton Garden Inn name at the Monterrey International Airport. In addition, the company provides aeronautical services, which include passenger, aircraft landing and parking, boarding and unloading, passenger walkway, and airport security services. Further, it offers complementary services that comprise leasing of space to airlines, cargo handling, baggage-screening, permanent and non-permanent ground transportation, and access rights services; non-aeronautical services, such as leasing of space at its airports to retailers, restaurants, and other commercial tenants, as well as maintaining of parking facilities and advertising; and diversification services, which consists of operation and lease of the industrial park and real estate services, as well as hotel and air cargo logistics services. Additionally, the company provides construction services. It has a strategic alliance with VYNMSA Desarrollo Inmobiliario, S.A. de C.V. to build and operate an industrial park at the Monterrey airport. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.

About Japan Airport Terminal

Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. primarily engages in the management of passenger terminal buildings in Japan. It operates through three segments: Facilities Management, Merchandise Sales, and Food and Beverage. The company constructs, manages, and operates domestic passenger terminal buildings; rents offices, stores, and other facilities to airline companies and airport concessionaires; and operates and manages parking lots. In addition, it is involved in the operation of merchandise stores in domestic and international terminals, including stores in the lobby; and provision of airport passenger, travel insurance agency, and hotel reservation services, as well as rental of halls and conference rooms. Further, the company engages in the international and domestic travel sales, and ticket sales for transportation and events; and management and operation of Haneda Airport Wharf. Additionally, it is involved in the wholesale of duty-free goods; operation of commissioned duty-free shops at the Narita International Airport, Kansai International Airport, and Central Japan International Airport; and the product sales at Chengdu Shuangli International Airport. Furthermore, the company operates restaurants; and manufactures and sells in-flight meals, box meals, retort food, etc. Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1953 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.