ALGT vs. JBLU, DAL, UAL, LUV, ALK, CPA, SKYW, CAAP, VTOL, and ULCC
Should you be buying Allegiant Travel stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Allegiant Travel include JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Delta Air Lines (DAL), United Airlines (UAL), Southwest Airlines (LUV), Alaska Air Group (ALK), Copa (CPA), SkyWest (SKYW), Corporacion America Airports (CAAP), Bristow Group (VTOL), and Frontier Group (ULCC). These companies are all part of the "trans - airline" industry.
Allegiant Travel vs. Its Competitors
JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) and Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ:ALGT) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Allegiant Travel had 6 more articles in the media than JetBlue Airways. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Allegiant Travel and 11 mentions for JetBlue Airways. Allegiant Travel's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat JetBlue Airways' score of 0.02 indicating that Allegiant Travel is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Allegiant Travel has lower revenue, but higher earnings than JetBlue Airways. JetBlue Airways is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allegiant Travel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
JetBlue Airways has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allegiant Travel has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.
JetBlue Airways presently has a consensus target price of $5.16, indicating a potential upside of 15.80%. Allegiant Travel has a consensus target price of $64.70, indicating a potential upside of 7.87%. Given JetBlue Airways' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe JetBlue Airways is more favorable than Allegiant Travel.
JetBlue Airways has a net margin of -3.12% compared to Allegiant Travel's net margin of -8.11%. Allegiant Travel's return on equity of 5.46% beat JetBlue Airways' return on equity.
83.7% of JetBlue Airways shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Allegiant Travel shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of JetBlue Airways shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of Allegiant Travel shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Allegiant Travel beats JetBlue Airways on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ALGT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:ALGT) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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