LTM vs. CSX, CNI, MPLX, RYAAY, VIK, BIP, PAC, PAA, NCLH, and MMYT
Should you be buying LATAM Airlines Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LATAM Airlines Group include CSX (CSX), Canadian National Railway (CNI), MPLX (MPLX), Ryanair (RYAAY), Viking (VIK), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (PAC), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), and MakeMyTrip (MMYT). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.
LATAM Airlines Group vs. Its Competitors
CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) and LATAM Airlines Group (NYSE:LTM) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
73.6% of CSX shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of CSX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of LATAM Airlines Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
CSX presently has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.55%. LATAM Airlines Group has a consensus target price of $39.00, suggesting a potential downside of 19.54%. Given CSX's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe CSX is more favorable than LATAM Airlines Group.
CSX pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. LATAM Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. CSX pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LATAM Airlines Group pays out 16.5% 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. CSX has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. CSX is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
CSX has a net margin of 21.92% compared to LATAM Airlines Group's net margin of 8.79%. LATAM Airlines Group's return on equity of 143.14% beat CSX's return on equity.
In the previous week, CSX had 43 more articles in the media than LATAM Airlines Group. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for CSX and 4 mentions for LATAM Airlines Group. CSX's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat LATAM Airlines Group's score of 0.87 indicating that CSX is being referred to more favorably in the media.
CSX has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LATAM Airlines Group has a beta of 3.59, meaning that its stock price is 259% more volatile than the S&P 500.
CSX has higher revenue and earnings than LATAM Airlines Group. LATAM Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CSX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
CSX beats LATAM Airlines Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:LTM) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
