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

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), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), International Seaways (INSW), and BW LPG (BWLP).

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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sun Country Airlines has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Sun Country Airlines shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 13 more articles in the media than Sun Country Airlines. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for American Airlines Group and 6 mentions for Sun Country Airlines. Sun Country Airlines' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat American Airlines Group's score of 0.82 indicating that Sun Country Airlines is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
American Airlines Group
8 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Sun Country Airlines
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 currently has a consensus price target of $16.94, suggesting a potential upside of 26.52%. Sun Country Airlines has a consensus price target of $17.38, suggesting a potential upside of 29.86%. 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)
8 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58
Sun Country Airlines
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

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$54.21B0.16$846M$0.8016.74
Sun Country Airlines$1.08B0.66$52.90M$1.0612.62

Summary

Sun Country Airlines beats American Airlines Group on 10 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

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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SNCY vs. The Competition

MetricSun Country AirlinesTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$706.44M$8.25B$7.31B$9.77B
Dividend YieldN/A8,199.86%958.41%4.50%
P/E Ratio12.629.1312.9322.40
Price / Sales0.662,412.96448.33111.77
Price / Cash4.555.457.9228.92
Price / Book1.162.862.186.58
Net Income$52.90M$587.12M$571.12M$265.84M
7 Day Performance4.37%2.96%0.05%-0.07%
1 Month Performance29.78%17.71%6.18%5.83%
1 Year Performance21.86%102.00%11.14%17.88%

Sun Country Airlines Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SNCY
Sun Country Airlines
3.9588 of 5 stars
$13.38
+1.0%
$17.38
+29.9%
+20.7%$706.44M$1.08B12.623,141Positive News
Gap Down
AAL
American Airlines Group
4.215 of 5 stars
$13.00
-4.1%
$16.82
+29.4%
+25.9%$8.94B$54.21B16.25133,300
ALGT
Allegiant Travel
3.7623 of 5 stars
$59.60
-1.7%
$64.33
+7.9%
+48.9%$1.11B$2.51B-3.745,991Positive News
Gap Down
UAL
United Airlines
3.8648 of 5 stars
$102.34
-0.6%
$111.43
+8.9%
+138.4%$33.34B$57.06B10.25107,300Positive News
ULCC
Frontier Group
1.2471 of 5 stars
$4.37
-4.2%
$5.61
+28.4%
+35.0%$1.04B$3.78B-27.317,938News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
Options Volume
Gap Up
ALK
Alaska Air Group
4.1252 of 5 stars
$60.02
+0.9%
$68.00
+13.3%
+74.0%$6.86B$11.74B24.4033,941Positive News
Short Interest ↓
DAL
Delta Air Lines
4.2205 of 5 stars
$60.45
-2.0%
$66.21
+9.5%
+45.5%$40.28B$61.64B8.76100,000Positive News
Gap Down
DKL
Delek Logistics Partners
1.8553 of 5 stars
$43.18
-0.2%
$44.25
+2.5%
+6.4%$2.31B$940.64M14.642,020Positive News
SBLK
Star Bulk Carriers
3.7185 of 5 stars
$19.21
+0.5%
$22.30
+16.1%
-12.7%$2.25B$1.27B18.30180Positive News
Short Interest ↓
INSW
International Seaways
3.6057 of 5 stars
$44.34
-0.9%
$53.50
+20.7%
-12.2%$2.21B$951.61M9.222,824Positive News
BWLP
BW LPG
N/A$15.95
-2.7%
N/A-1.7%$2.16B$3.56B8.441,429News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement

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