American Airlines Group - AAL Competitors

Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ALK or AAL?

American Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than Alaska Air Group. American Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alaska Air Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alaska Air Group	$9.65 billion	0.50	$58 million	$0.43	88.67
American Airlines Group	$48.97 billion	0.18	$127 million	-$0.01	-1,372.00

Does the media refer more to ALK or AAL?

In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 1 more articles in the media than Alaska Air Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for American Airlines Group and 14 mentions for Alaska Air Group. Alaska Air Group's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat American Airlines Group's score of 0.52 indicating that Alaska Air Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alaska Air Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Airlines Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ALK or AAL?

77.0% of Alaska Air Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Alaska Air Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, ALK or AAL?

Alaska Air Group has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ALK or AAL more profitable?

Alaska Air Group has a net margin of 0.60% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of 0.26%. Alaska Air Group's return on equity of 14.75% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alaska Air Group	0.60%	14.75%	3.85%
American Airlines Group	0.26%	-4.22%	0.49%

Do analysts rate ALK or AAL?

Alaska Air Group presently has a consensus price target of $65.05, suggesting a potential upside of 70.59%. American Airlines Group has a consensus price target of $18.06, suggesting a potential upside of 31.65%. Given Alaska Air Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Alaska Air Group is more favorable than American Airlines Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alaska Air Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
American Airlines Group	2 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ALK or AAL?

American Airlines Group received 67 more outperform votes than Alaska Air Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.95% of users gave Alaska Air Group an outperform vote while only 67.10% of users gave American Airlines Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alaska Air Group	Outperform Votes 806 70.95%	Underperform Votes 330 29.05%
American Airlines Group	Outperform Votes 873 67.10%	Underperform Votes 428 32.90%

Summary

Alaska Air Group beats American Airlines Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.