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Sun Country Airlines (SNCY) Competitors

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SNCY vs. AAL, ALGT, UAL, ULCC, ALK, DAL, DKL, INSW, SBLK, and TRMD

Should you be buying Sun Country Airlines stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sun Country Airlines include American Airlines Group (AAL), Allegiant Travel (ALGT), United Airlines (UAL), Frontier Group (ULCC), Alaska Air Group (ALK), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Delek Logistics Partners (DKL), International Seaways (INSW), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), and Torm (TRMD).

Sun Country Airlines vs. Its Competitors

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

Sun Country Airlines has a net margin of 5.35% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of 1.05%. Sun Country Airlines' return on equity of 10.53% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
American Airlines Group1.05% -24.55% 1.68%
Sun Country Airlines 5.35%10.53%3.86%

American Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than Sun Country Airlines. Sun Country Airlines 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
American Airlines Group$54.21B0.15$846M$0.8015.16
Sun Country Airlines$1.08B0.58$52.90M$1.0611.06

52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Sun Country 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.

American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sun Country Airlines has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

American Airlines Group presently has a consensus target price of $16.59, suggesting a potential upside of 36.81%. Sun Country Airlines has a consensus target price of $18.71, suggesting a potential upside of 59.68%. Given Sun Country Airlines' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sun Country Airlines is more favorable than American Airlines Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
American Airlines Group
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58
Sun Country Airlines
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 15 more articles in the media than Sun Country Airlines. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for American Airlines Group and 4 mentions for Sun Country Airlines. American Airlines Group's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Sun Country Airlines' score of 0.36 indicating that American Airlines Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
American Airlines Group
11 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Sun Country Airlines
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Sun Country Airlines beats American Airlines Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SNCY vs. The Competition

MetricSun Country AirlinesTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$621.71M$7.79B$7.07B$10.48B
Dividend YieldN/A8,199.50%940.16%4.82%
P/E Ratio11.0013.4114.6727.11
Price / Sales0.584,443.61816.08131.81
Price / Cash3.705.007.7130.18
Price / Book1.092.832.706.70
Net Income$52.90M$587.12M$555.48M$276.55M
7 Day Performance3.44%3.37%-1.24%-0.02%
1 Month Performance-14.14%2.33%3.45%7.10%
1 Year Performance10.98%49.39%3.95%41.82%

Sun Country Airlines Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SNCY
Sun Country Airlines
3.8156 of 5 stars
$11.72
+5.4%
$18.71
+59.7%
+4.4%$621.71M$1.08B11.003,141
AAL
American Airlines Group
4.1685 of 5 stars
$11.83
+2.2%
$16.59
+40.2%
-0.4%$7.64B$54.21B14.79133,300Positive News
ALGT
Allegiant Travel
3.454 of 5 stars
$63.92
+1.8%
$70.56
+10.4%
+4.6%$1.15B$2.51B-4.015,991
UAL
United Airlines
4.4818 of 5 stars
$97.07
+1.8%
$120.64
+24.3%
+60.6%$30.86B$57.06B9.73107,300Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
ULCC
Frontier Group
3.084 of 5 stars
$4.64
+1.3%
$6.13
+32.0%
-28.8%$1.04B$3.78B-29.007,938
ALK
Alaska Air Group
4.6234 of 5 stars
$48.42
-1.6%
$71.62
+47.9%
+8.1%$5.67B$13.45B19.6833,941
DAL
Delta Air Lines
4.7006 of 5 stars
$58.30
+1.8%
$67.84
+16.4%
+14.3%$37.39B$61.64B8.45100,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
DKL
Delek Logistics Partners
2.1602 of 5 stars
$44.89
+0.2%
$44.25
-1.4%
+10.2%$2.39B$920.21M15.222,020
INSW
International Seaways
3.8412 of 5 stars
$46.00
-2.3%
$53.50
+16.3%
-15.3%$2.32B$798.84M9.562,824Gap Down
SBLK
Star Bulk Carriers
4.2333 of 5 stars
$18.44
+0.2%
$21.07
+14.2%
-17.5%$2.17B$1.27B17.56180
TRMD
Torm
4.0374 of 5 stars
$21.38
-2.5%
$27.50
+28.6%
-37.4%$2.06B$1.56B6.48440Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:SNCY) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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