VLRS vs. SBLK, DHT, CMBT, TRMD, DAC, DESP, BWLP, ARCB, CCEC, and FLNG
Should you be buying Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion include Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), DHT (DHT), CMB.TECH (CMBT), Torm (TRMD), Danaos (DAC), Despegar.com (DESP), BW LPG (BWLP), ArcBest (ARCB), Capital Clean Energy Carriers (CCEC), and Flex LNG (FLNG). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion vs. Its Competitors
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion (NYSE:VLRS) and Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.
Star Bulk Carriers has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion. Star Bulk Carriers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Star Bulk Carriers has a net margin of 18.62% compared to Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion's net margin of 1.38%. Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion's return on equity of 13.07% beat Star Bulk Carriers' return on equity.
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
53.3% of Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion presently has a consensus target price of $7.44, indicating a potential upside of 55.63%. Star Bulk Carriers has a consensus target price of $22.05, indicating a potential upside of 24.62%. Given Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion is more favorable than Star Bulk Carriers.
In the previous week, Star Bulk Carriers had 3 more articles in the media than Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers and 1 mentions for Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion. Star Bulk Carriers' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion's score of 0.77 indicating that Star Bulk Carriers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion beats Star Bulk Carriers on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:VLRS) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
