LTM vs. MPLX, RYAAY, VIK, BIP, PAC, PAA, NCLH, MMYT, ZTO, and ASR
Should you be buying LATAM Airlines Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LATAM Airlines Group include MPLX (MPLX), Ryanair (RYAAY), Viking (VIK), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (PAC), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), MakeMyTrip (MMYT), ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASR). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.
LATAM Airlines Group vs. Its Competitors
LATAM Airlines Group (NYSE:LTM) and Mplx (NYSE:MPLX) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.
24.3% of Mplx shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of LATAM Airlines Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
LATAM Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Mplx pays an annual dividend of $3.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. LATAM Airlines Group pays out 16.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mplx pays out 90.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mplx has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years. Mplx is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, LATAM Airlines Group had 1 more articles in the media than Mplx. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for LATAM Airlines Group and 4 mentions for Mplx. Mplx's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat LATAM Airlines Group's score of 0.49 indicating that Mplx is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Mplx has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LATAM Airlines Group. LATAM Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mplx, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
LATAM Airlines Group presently has a consensus target price of $38.00, suggesting a potential downside of 12.30%. Mplx has a consensus target price of $55.89, suggesting a potential upside of 12.92%. Given Mplx's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mplx is more favorable than LATAM Airlines Group.
Mplx has a net margin of 35.44% compared to LATAM Airlines Group's net margin of 8.79%. LATAM Airlines Group's return on equity of 143.14% beat Mplx's return on equity.
LATAM Airlines Group has a beta of 3.6, meaning that its share price is 260% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mplx has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Mplx beats LATAM Airlines Group on 12 of the 20 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 NYSE 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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This page (NYSE:LTM) was last updated on 10/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
