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LTM vs. MPLX, RYAAY, VIK, BIP, PAC, PAA, ZTO, NCLH, MMYT, 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), ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), MakeMyTrip (MMYT), and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASR). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.

LATAM Airlines Group vs. Its Competitors

Mplx (NYSE:MPLX) and LATAM Airlines Group (NYSE:LTM) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

In the previous week, Mplx had 11 more articles in the media than LATAM Airlines Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Mplx and 4 mentions for LATAM Airlines Group. Mplx's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat LATAM Airlines Group's score of 0.90 indicating that Mplx is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Mplx
12 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
LATAM Airlines Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Mplx presently has a consensus price target of $56.11, suggesting a potential upside of 10.71%. LATAM Airlines Group has a consensus price target of $39.00, suggesting a potential downside of 18.80%. Given Mplx's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Mplx is more favorable than LATAM Airlines Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Mplx
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
LATAM Airlines Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.33

Mplx has higher earnings, but lower revenue than LATAM Airlines Group. Mplx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LATAM Airlines Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mplx$11.93B4.33$4.32B$4.2112.04
LATAM Airlines Group$12.83B1.13$976.97M$3.8912.35

24.3% of Mplx shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of LATAM Airlines Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Mplx35.44% 30.95% 11.28%
LATAM Airlines Group 8.79%143.14%7.44%

Mplx has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LATAM Airlines Group has a beta of 3.58, indicating that its stock price is 258% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Mplx pays an annual dividend of $3.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. LATAM Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Mplx pays out 91.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. LATAM Airlines Group pays out 16.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mplx has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years. Mplx is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LTM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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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LTM vs. The Competition

MetricLATAM Airlines GroupTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$13.91B$8.10B$7.34B$20.94B
Dividend Yield1.38%8,199.89%949.34%3.58%
P/E Ratio12.3510.9614.7629.11
Price / Sales1.132,690.28496.5852.94
Price / Cash14.235.257.8123.54
Price / Book16.062.902.225.45
Net Income$976.97M$587.12M$574.20M$992.10M
7 Day Performance8.67%0.75%1.55%2.61%
1 Month Performance13.30%6.27%0.47%1.46%
1 Year Performance85.95%62.79%5.47%10.72%

LATAM Airlines Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LTM
LATAM Airlines Group
3.4982 of 5 stars
$48.03
+4.4%
$39.00
-18.8%
+92.7%$13.91B$12.83B12.3538,664
MPLX
MPLX
3.0493 of 5 stars
$49.44
-1.1%
$56.11
+13.5%
+19.7%$50.95B$11.93B11.745,560Positive News
RYAAY
Ryanair
4.4664 of 5 stars
$65.68
-1.4%
$111.50
+69.8%
-34.6%$35.33B$14.98B15.4225,952Positive News
VIK
Viking
3.2079 of 5 stars
$60.49
-0.4%
$55.00
-9.1%
+81.9%$26.91B$5.33B49.1812,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
BIP
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
4.8659 of 5 stars
$29.86
+0.2%
$41.67
+39.6%
-4.7%$13.82B$21.04B597.2261,000Positive News
PAC
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico
2.3336 of 5 stars
$251.60
+1.0%
$200.00
-20.5%
+55.8%$12.59B$1.84B26.103,275Positive News
Short Interest ↑
PAA
Plains All American Pipeline
3.3702 of 5 stars
$17.49
-0.2%
$20.67
+18.2%
-0.3%$12.30B$47.80B23.964,100
ZTO
ZTO Express (Cayman)
3.615 of 5 stars
$20.25
+1.7%
$21.76
+7.5%
-9.1%$11.92B$6.07B12.8224,471News Coverage
Dividend Cut
Analyst Forecast
NCLH
Norwegian Cruise Line
4.2393 of 5 stars
$24.59
+1.2%
$27.20
+10.6%
+53.7%$10.98B$9.48B16.9641,700Positive News
MMYT
MakeMyTrip
2.7742 of 5 stars
$99.47
+0.9%
$120.00
+20.6%
+5.6%$10.97B$978.34M115.665,122Positive News
ASR
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
0.8884 of 5 stars
$328.02
+0.2%
$310.00
-5.5%
+21.9%$9.82B$1.72B15.811,936Positive News

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