AZUL vs. VRRM, HAFN, GBTG, INSW, UP, BWLP, DHT, LPG, NMM, and NVGS
Should you be buying Azul stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Azul include Verra Mobility (VRRM), Hafnia (HAFN), Global Business Travel Group (GBTG), International Seaways (INSW), Wheels Up Experience (UP), BW LPG (BWLP), DHT (DHT), Dorian LPG (LPG), Navios Maritime Partners (NMM), and Navigator (NVGS). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.
Azul (NYSE:AZUL) and Verra Mobility (NASDAQ:VRRM) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.
In the previous week, Verra Mobility had 2 more articles in the media than Azul. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Verra Mobility and 6 mentions for Azul. Verra Mobility's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Azul's score of 0.47 indicating that Verra Mobility is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Azul received 306 more outperform votes than Verra Mobility when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.61% of users gave Azul an outperform vote while only 50.38% of users gave Verra Mobility an outperform vote.
0.8% of Azul shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Azul shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Verra Mobility shares are held 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.
Verra Mobility has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Azul. Azul is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verra Mobility, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Azul has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verra Mobility has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Azul presently has a consensus price target of $11.12, suggesting a potential upside of 152.08%. Verra Mobility has a consensus price target of $22.50, suggesting a potential downside of 25.96%. Given Azul's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Azul is more favorable than Verra Mobility.
Verra Mobility has a net margin of 9.77% compared to Azul's net margin of -6.90%. Verra Mobility's return on equity of 37.87% beat Azul's return on equity.
Summary
Verra Mobility beats Azul on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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