Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL – Get Free Report) and Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ:ALGT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.
Risk & Volatility
Bristow Group has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allegiant Travel has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Bristow Group and Allegiant Travel”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Bristow Group | $1.47 billion | 0.75 | $94.80 million | $4.78 | 7.92 |
| Allegiant Travel | $2.58 billion | 0.57 | -$240.24 million | ($16.30) | -4.91 |
Bristow Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Allegiant Travel. Allegiant Travel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bristow Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
93.3% of Bristow Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Allegiant Travel shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of Bristow Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of Allegiant Travel shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Bristow Group and Allegiant Travel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Bristow Group | 9.71% | 14.83% | 6.43% |
| Allegiant Travel | -11.36% | 5.24% | 1.26% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Bristow Group and Allegiant Travel, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Bristow Group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Allegiant Travel | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2.08 |
Allegiant Travel has a consensus target price of $73.10, indicating a potential downside of 8.71%. Given Allegiant Travel’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Allegiant Travel is more favorable than Bristow Group.
Summary
Bristow Group beats Allegiant Travel on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Bristow Group
Bristow Group Inc. provides vertical flight solutions. The company primarily offers aviation services to integrated, national, and independent offshore energy companies and government agencies. It also provides personnel transportation, search and rescue, medevac, ad hoc helicopter, fixed wing transportation, unmanned systems, and ad-hoc helicopter services, as well as logistical and maintenance support, training services, and flight and maintenance crews. The company has a fleet of aircrafts. It has customers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Dutch Caribbean, the Falkland Islands, India, Ireland, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad, the United Kingdom, and United States. Bristow Group Inc. is based in Houston, Texas.
About Allegiant Travel
Allegiant Travel Company, a leisure travel company, provides travel services and products to residents of under-served cities in the United States. The company offers scheduled air transportation on limited-frequency, nonstop flights between under-served cities and leisure destinations. As of February 1, 2024, it operated a fleet of 126 Airbus A320 series aircraft. The company also provides air-related services and products in conjunction with air transportation, including baggage fees, advance seat assignments, travel protection products, priority boarding, a customer convenience fee, food and beverage purchases on board, and other air-related services, as well as use of its call center for purchases. In addition, it offers third party travel products, such as hotel rooms and ground transportation, such as rental cars and hotel shuttle products; and air transportation services through fixed fee agreements and charter service on a year-round and ad-hoc basis. Further, the company operates a golf course. Allegiant Travel Company was founded in 1997 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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