Allegiant Travel (ALGT) Competitors

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ALGT vs. AAL, JBLU, SKYW, UAL, and ULCC

Should you buy Allegiant Travel stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Allegiant Travel with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Allegiant Travel include American Airlines Group (AAL), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), SkyWest (SKYW), United Airlines (UAL), and Frontier Group (ULCC). These companies are all part of the "trans - airline" industry.

How does Allegiant Travel compare to American Airlines Group?

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) and Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ:ALGT) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.

52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Allegiant Travel shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of Allegiant Travel shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

American Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than Allegiant Travel. Allegiant Travel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Airlines 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
American Airlines Group	$54.63B	0.16	$111M	$0.31	41.77
Allegiant Travel	$2.61B	0.55	-$44.70M	-$2.00	N/A

American Airlines Group presently has a consensus target price of $14.67, indicating a potential upside of 13.26%. Allegiant Travel has a consensus target price of $102.70, indicating a potential upside of 33.22%. Given Allegiant Travel's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Allegiant Travel is more favorable than American Airlines Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Airlines Group	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24
Allegiant Travel	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 5 more articles in the media than Allegiant Travel. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for American Airlines Group and 18 mentions for Allegiant Travel. Allegiant Travel's average media sentiment score of 0.06 beat American Airlines Group's score of -0.25 indicating that Allegiant Travel is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Allegiant Travel has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the broader market.

American Airlines Group has a net margin of 0.36% compared to Allegiant Travel's net margin of -1.30%. Allegiant Travel's return on equity of 10.07% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Airlines Group	0.36%	-9.11%	0.57%
Allegiant Travel	-1.30%	10.07%	2.44%

Summary

Allegiant Travel beats American Airlines Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Allegiant Travel compare to JetBlue Airways?

JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) and Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ:ALGT) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

In the previous week, JetBlue Airways had 3 more articles in the media than Allegiant Travel. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for JetBlue Airways and 18 mentions for Allegiant Travel. JetBlue Airways' average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Allegiant Travel's score of 0.06 indicating that JetBlue Airways is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JetBlue Airways	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Allegiant Travel	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Allegiant Travel has a net margin of -1.30% compared to JetBlue Airways' net margin of -7.78%. Allegiant Travel's return on equity of 10.07% beat JetBlue Airways' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JetBlue Airways	-7.78%	-32.76%	-4.23%
Allegiant Travel	-1.30%	10.07%	2.44%

JetBlue Airways currently has a consensus target price of $4.88, suggesting a potential upside of 3.12%. Allegiant Travel has a consensus target price of $102.70, suggesting a potential upside of 33.22%. Given Allegiant Travel's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Allegiant Travel is more favorable than JetBlue Airways.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JetBlue Airways	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.82
Allegiant Travel	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

JetBlue Airways has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Allegiant Travel has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the broader market.

83.7% of JetBlue Airways shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Allegiant Travel shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of JetBlue Airways shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of Allegiant Travel shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Allegiant Travel has lower revenue, but higher earnings than JetBlue Airways. Allegiant Travel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JetBlue Airways, 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
JetBlue Airways	$9.06B	0.19	-$602M	-$1.94	N/A
Allegiant Travel	$2.61B	0.55	-$44.70M	-$2.00	N/A

Summary

Allegiant Travel beats JetBlue Airways on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Allegiant Travel compare to SkyWest?

Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ:ALGT) and SkyWest (NASDAQ:SKYW) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Allegiant Travel has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SkyWest has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the broader market.

SkyWest has a net margin of 10.42% compared to Allegiant Travel's net margin of -1.30%. SkyWest's return on equity of 15.55% beat Allegiant Travel's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allegiant Travel	-1.30%	10.07%	2.44%
SkyWest	10.42%	15.55%	5.73%

SkyWest has higher revenue and earnings than Allegiant Travel. Allegiant Travel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SkyWest, 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
Allegiant Travel	$2.61B	0.55	-$44.70M	-$2.00	N/A
SkyWest	$4.06B	0.81	$428.33M	$10.43	7.99

85.8% of Allegiant Travel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of SkyWest shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of Allegiant Travel shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of SkyWest shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Allegiant Travel currently has a consensus price target of $102.70, suggesting a potential upside of 33.22%. SkyWest has a consensus price target of $117.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.47%. Given SkyWest's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SkyWest is more favorable than Allegiant Travel.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allegiant Travel	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
SkyWest	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

In the previous week, Allegiant Travel had 16 more articles in the media than SkyWest. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Allegiant Travel and 2 mentions for SkyWest. SkyWest's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Allegiant Travel's score of 0.06 indicating that SkyWest is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Allegiant Travel	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
SkyWest	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

SkyWest beats Allegiant Travel on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Allegiant Travel compare to United Airlines?

Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ:ALGT) and United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

United Airlines has higher revenue and earnings than Allegiant Travel. Allegiant Travel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Airlines, 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
Allegiant Travel	$2.61B	0.55	-$44.70M	-$2.00	N/A
United Airlines	$59.07B	0.54	$3.35B	$11.20	8.75

Allegiant Travel presently has a consensus target price of $102.70, suggesting a potential upside of 33.22%. United Airlines has a consensus target price of $132.18, suggesting a potential upside of 34.85%. Given United Airlines' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe United Airlines is more favorable than Allegiant Travel.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allegiant Travel	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
United Airlines	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

85.8% of Allegiant Travel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of United Airlines shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of Allegiant Travel shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of United Airlines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, United Airlines had 21 more articles in the media than Allegiant Travel. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for United Airlines and 18 mentions for Allegiant Travel. United Airlines' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Allegiant Travel's score of 0.06 indicating that United Airlines is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Allegiant Travel	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
United Airlines	23 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Allegiant Travel has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, United Airlines has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the broader market.

United Airlines has a net margin of 6.06% compared to Allegiant Travel's net margin of -1.30%. United Airlines' return on equity of 24.33% beat Allegiant Travel's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allegiant Travel	-1.30%	10.07%	2.44%
United Airlines	6.06%	24.33%	4.61%

Summary

United Airlines beats Allegiant Travel on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Allegiant Travel compare to Frontier Group?

Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ:ALGT) and Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Allegiant Travel has a net margin of -1.30% compared to Frontier Group's net margin of -9.62%. Allegiant Travel's return on equity of 10.07% beat Frontier Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allegiant Travel	-1.30%	10.07%	2.44%
Frontier Group	-9.62%	-39.20%	-2.36%

Allegiant Travel has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Frontier Group has a beta of 2.41, meaning that its share price is 141% more volatile than the broader market.

85.8% of Allegiant Travel shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of Allegiant Travel shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 48.0% of Frontier Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Allegiant Travel has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Frontier Group. Allegiant Travel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Frontier 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
Allegiant Travel	$2.61B	0.55	-$44.70M	-$2.00	N/A
Frontier Group	$3.72B	0.29	-$137M	-$1.60	N/A

In the previous week, Allegiant Travel had 10 more articles in the media than Frontier Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Allegiant Travel and 8 mentions for Frontier Group. Allegiant Travel's average media sentiment score of 0.06 beat Frontier Group's score of 0.05 indicating that Allegiant Travel is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Allegiant Travel	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Frontier Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Allegiant Travel currently has a consensus price target of $102.70, suggesting a potential upside of 33.22%. Frontier Group has a consensus price target of $5.07, suggesting a potential upside of 8.13%. Given Allegiant Travel's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Allegiant Travel is more favorable than Frontier Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allegiant Travel	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Frontier Group	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.63

Summary

Allegiant Travel beats Frontier Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ALGT vs. The Competition

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Metric	Allegiant Travel	TRANS Industry	Transportation Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$1.29B	$7.64B	$8.20B	$12.12B
Dividend Yield	N/A	7,990.02%	955.97%	5.36%
P/E Ratio	-38.54	12.87	20.58	22.71
Price / Sales	0.55	6.43	5.51	73.50
Price / Cash	4.01	5.03	8.17	55.00
Price / Book	1.30	2.07	2.17	6.94
Net Income	-$44.70M	$702.39M	$534.40M	$335.25M
7 Day Performance	2.49%	-0.11%	0.45%	-0.70%
1 Month Performance	-14.68%	-3.88%	-0.45%	-0.90%
1 Year Performance	39.13%	17.39%	35.87%	29.67%

Allegiant Travel Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ALGT Allegiant Travel	4.156 of 5 stars	$77.09 +10.3%	$102.70 +33.2%	+26.8%	$1.29B	$2.61B	N/A	5,616	Analyst Revision
AAL American Airlines Group	2.1749 of 5 stars	$12.36 +0.4%	$14.67 +18.7%	+1.7%	$8.14B	$54.63B	39.87	139,100	Analyst Revision
JBLU JetBlue Airways	1.8487 of 5 stars	$4.58 flat	$4.88 +6.5%	-11.3%	$1.70B	$9.06B	N/A	22,087
SKYW SkyWest	4.1262 of 5 stars	$81.79 +0.7%	$117.00 +43.0%	-23.0%	$3.22B	$4.12B	7.84	15,775	Analyst Downgrade
UAL United Airlines	4.9491 of 5 stars	$92.55 -0.3%	$132.18 +42.8%	+13.4%	$30.14B	$59.07B	8.26	113,200	Trending News

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Allegiant Travel (ALGT) Competitors

ALGT vs. AAL, JBLU, SKYW, UAL, and ULCC

How does Allegiant Travel compare to American Airlines Group?

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How does Allegiant Travel compare to SkyWest?

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How does Allegiant Travel compare to United Airlines?

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How does Allegiant Travel compare to Frontier Group?

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Allegiant Travel (ALGT) Competitors

ALGT vs. AAL, JBLU, SKYW, UAL, and ULCC

How does Allegiant Travel compare to American Airlines Group?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in AAL or ALGT?

Which has better valuation & earnings, AAL or ALGT?

Do analysts recommend AAL or ALGT?

Does the media favor AAL or ALGT?

Which has more risk & volatility, AAL or ALGT?

Is AAL or ALGT more profitable?

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How does Allegiant Travel compare to JetBlue Airways?

Does the media favor JBLU or ALGT?

Is JBLU or ALGT more profitable?

Do analysts rate JBLU or ALGT?

Which has more risk & volatility, JBLU or ALGT?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of JBLU or ALGT?

Which has better valuation and earnings, JBLU or ALGT?

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How does Allegiant Travel compare to SkyWest?

Which has more volatility and risk, ALGT or SKYW?

Is ALGT or SKYW more profitable?

Which has better earnings and valuation, ALGT or SKYW?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ALGT or SKYW?

Do analysts prefer ALGT or SKYW?

Does the media prefer ALGT or SKYW?

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How does Allegiant Travel compare to United Airlines?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ALGT or UAL?

Do analysts prefer ALGT or UAL?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ALGT or UAL?

Does the media favor ALGT or UAL?

Which has more volatility & risk, ALGT or UAL?

Is ALGT or UAL more profitable?

Summary

How does Allegiant Travel compare to Frontier Group?

Is ALGT or ULCC more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, ALGT or ULCC?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ALGT or ULCC?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ALGT or ULCC?

Does the media prefer ALGT or ULCC?

Do analysts recommend ALGT or ULCC?

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