Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMAB) Competitors

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP) and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BIP or OMAB?

57.9% of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.5% of Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to BIP or OMAB?

In the previous week, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners had 4 more articles in the media than Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and 7 mentions for Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte's score of 0.74 indicating that Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BIP or OMAB a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays out -8,600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte pays out 42.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BIP or OMAB?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners received 281 more outperform votes than Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.43% of users gave Brookfield Infrastructure Partners an outperform vote while only 57.96% of users gave Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	Outperform Votes 576 64.43%	Underperform Votes 318 35.57%
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	Outperform Votes 295 57.96%	Underperform Votes 214 42.04%

Is BIP or OMAB more profitable?

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has a net margin of 35.31% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' net margin of 1.64%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte's return on equity of 51.74% beat Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	1.64%	1.17%	0.33%
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	35.31%	51.74%	18.80%

Which has better earnings and valuation, BIP or OMAB?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	$21.24B	0.71	$351M	-$0.02	-1,629.00
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	$14.89B	0.28	$296.23M	$5.38	18.21

Do analysts prefer BIP or OMAB?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners presently has a consensus price target of $41.67, indicating a potential upside of 27.89%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has a consensus price target of $88.38, indicating a potential downside of 9.79%. Given Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is more favorable than Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk & volatility, BIP or OMAB?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners beats Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.