Sun Country Airlines (SNCY) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer AAL or SNCY?

American Airlines Group currently has a consensus price target of $16.76, suggesting a potential upside of 27.87%. Sun Country Airlines has a consensus price target of $17.38, suggesting a potential upside of 33.86%. Given Sun Country Airlines' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Sun Country Airlines	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AAL or SNCY?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Airlines Group	$54.21B	0.16	$846M	$0.80	16.39
Sun Country Airlines	$1.08B	0.64	$52.90M	$1.06	12.25

Which has more risk & volatility, AAL or SNCY?

American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sun Country Airlines has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AAL or SNCY more profitable?

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 Group	1.05%	-24.55%	1.68%
Sun Country Airlines	5.35%	10.53%	3.86%

Does the media refer more to AAL or SNCY?

In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 11 more articles in the media than Sun Country Airlines. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for American Airlines Group and 6 mentions for Sun Country Airlines. American Airlines Group's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Sun Country Airlines' score of 0.27 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sun Country Airlines	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AAL or SNCY?

52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Sun Country Airlines shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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