Head-To-Head Survey: Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB) versus Mobico Group (OTCMKTS:NXPGF)

Mobico Group (OTCMKTS:NXPGF) and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Risk and Volatility

Mobico Group has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.5% of Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Mobico Group and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mobico Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	1	4	2	0	2.14

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has a consensus price target of $102.50, suggesting a potential downside of 7.47%. Given Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte is more favorable than Mobico Group.

Profitability

This table compares Mobico Group and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mobico Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	33.36%	53.08%	18.93%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Mobico Group and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mobico Group	$4.36 billion	0.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	$826.93 million	5.70	$237.12 million	$5.65	19.61

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mobico Group.

Summary

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte beats Mobico Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mobico Group

Mobico Group Plc engages in providing public transport services in the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Morocco, Switzerland, the United States, Canada, France, and Portugal. The company operates through UK, German Rail, ALSA, and North America segments. It owns and leases vehicles. The company also provides student transportation, urban bus, regional/long haul coach, rail, and charter and other services; transit and scheduled coach services; and private hire and commuter coach travel services. In addition, it operates alternative fuel technologies, such as propane, electric, and hydrogen; and offers shuttle services. The company has a fleet of approximately 28,000 vehicles. It provides its services to cities, businesses, and education providers, as well as direct to customers. The company was formerly known as National Express Group PLC and changed its name to Mobico Group Plc in June 2023. Mobico Group Plc was incorporated in 1991 and is based in Birmingham, the United Kingdom.

About Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., together with its subsidiaries, holds concessions to develop, operate, and maintain airports in Mexico. The company operates 13 international airports in Monterrey, Acapulco, Mazatlán, Zihuatanejo, Ciudad Juárez, Reynosa, Chihuahua, Culiacán, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Tampico, Torreón, and Zacatecas cities. It also operates the NH Collection Hotel in Terminal 2 of the Mexico City International Airport, and a hotel under the Hilton Garden Inn name at the Monterrey International Airport. In addition, the company provides aeronautical services, which include passenger, aircraft landing and parking, boarding and unloading, passenger walkway, and airport security services. Further, it offers complementary services that comprise leasing of space to airlines, cargo handling, baggage-screening, permanent and non-permanent ground transportation, and access rights services; non-aeronautical services, such as leasing of space at its airports to retailers, restaurants, and other commercial tenants, as well as maintaining of parking facilities and advertising; and diversification services, which consists of operation and lease of the industrial park and real estate services, as well as hotel and air cargo logistics services. Additionally, the company provides construction services. It has a strategic alliance with VYNMSA Desarrollo Inmobiliario, S.A. de C.V. to build and operate an industrial park at the Monterrey airport. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.