Head-To-Head Survey: TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S. (OTCMKTS:TAVHY) vs. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB)

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB) and TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S. (OTCMKTS:TAVHY) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

9.5% of Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S. shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte and TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S.’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%
TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S.	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte and TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S., as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	0	3	2	0	2.40
TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S.	0	0	0	0	0.00

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte presently has a consensus target price of $134.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.61%. Given Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte is more favorable than TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S..

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte and TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S.”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	$16.33 billion	0.27	$296.74 million	$6.25	16.54
TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S.	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.72	6.19

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has higher revenue and earnings than TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S.. TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte pays an annual dividend of $5.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S. pays an annual dividend of $1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte pays out 81.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S. pays out 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte beats TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S. on 10 of the 12 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 TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S.

TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S., together with its subsidiaries, constructs terminal buildings, and manages and operates terminals or airports in Turkey, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Qatar, Macedonia, Macedonia, Latvia, Croatia, Tunisia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and internationally. It operates through Terminal Operations, Catering Operations, Duty Free Operations, Ground Handling and Bus Operations, and Other segments. The Terminal Operations segment operates terminal buildings, car parks, and general aviation terminals. This segment also engages in the ground handling operations, as well as operation of parking-apron-taxi ways. The Catering Operations segment manages food and beverage operations of the terminal for passengers and the terminal personnel. The Duty Free Operations segment sells duty free goods for the international arriving and departing passengers. The Ground Handling and Bus Operations segment offers traffic, ramp, flight operation, cargo, and various other ground handling services for domestic and international flights; and operates buses. The Other segment provides lounge, IT, security and education, and airline taxi services. It also provides software and system services. The company was formerly known as Tepe Akfen Vie Yatirim Yapim ve Isletme A.S. and changed its name to TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S. in August 2006. TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.