Bristow Group (VTOL) Competitors

Verra Mobility (NASDAQ:VRRM) and Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability and valuation.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VRRM or VTOL?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Verra Mobility	$817.31M	4.79	$57.01M	$0.60	39.63
Bristow Group	$1.30B	0.84	-$6.78M	$1.86	20.38

Does the media favor VRRM or VTOL?

In the previous week, Verra Mobility had 8 more articles in the media than Bristow Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Verra Mobility and 2 mentions for Bristow Group. Verra Mobility's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Bristow Group's score of 0.59 indicating that Verra Mobility is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Verra Mobility	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bristow Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VRRM or VTOL more profitable?

Verra Mobility has a net margin of 11.64% compared to Bristow Group's net margin of 3.93%. Verra Mobility's return on equity of 38.97% beat Bristow Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Verra Mobility	11.64%	38.97%	9.74%
Bristow Group	3.93%	6.50%	2.78%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VRRM or VTOL?

Verra Mobility received 65 more outperform votes than Bristow Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave Bristow Group an outperform vote while only 49.64% of users gave Verra Mobility an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Verra Mobility	Outperform Votes 68 49.64%	Underperform Votes 69 50.36%
Bristow Group	Outperform Votes 3 75.00%	Underperform Votes 1 25.00%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VRRM or VTOL?

93.3% of Bristow Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Verra Mobility shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of Bristow Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, VRRM or VTOL?

Verra Mobility has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bristow Group has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer VRRM or VTOL?

Verra Mobility currently has a consensus price target of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 14.94%. Bristow Group has a consensus price target of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.89%. Given Bristow Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bristow Group is more favorable than Verra Mobility.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Verra Mobility	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Bristow Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Verra Mobility beats Bristow Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.