Reviewing Flughafen Wien (OTCMKTS:VIAAY) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL)

Flughafen Wien (OTCMKTS:VIAAY) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Flughafen Wien and American Airlines Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Flughafen Wien	$1.28 billion	3.35	$209.26 million	$0.63	20.22
American Airlines Group	$54.63 billion	0.15	$111.00 million	$0.31	39.71

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Flughafen Wien and American Airlines Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flughafen Wien	0	0	0	0	0.00
American Airlines Group	2	9	6	0	2.24

American Airlines Group has a consensus price target of $14.67, indicating a potential upside of 19.14%. Given American Airlines Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe American Airlines Group is more favorable than Flughafen Wien.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by insiders. 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.

Profitability

This table compares Flughafen Wien and American Airlines Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flughafen Wien	16.37%	11.08%	7.72%
American Airlines Group	0.36%	-9.11%	0.57%

Risk & Volatility

Flughafen Wien has a beta of -0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 119% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

American Airlines Group beats Flughafen Wien on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Flughafen Wien

Flughafen Wien Aktiengesellschaft, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the construction and operation of civil airports and related facilities in Austria. The company operates through five segments: Airport, Handling & Security Services, Retail & Properties, Malta, and Other. It manages the Vienna airport. The company's Airport segment operates and maintains aircraft movement areas and terminals, as well as equipment and facilities for passenger and baggage handling, as well as security controls for passengers. This segment also offers various services to support airport operations, deals with emergencies and disruptions, and ensures security. Its Handling & Security services segment provides various services for the handling of aircraft and passengers on scheduled and charter flights, as well as for the handling of general aviation aircraft and passengers. This segment also operates the general aviation center; and provides security controls for passengers and hand luggage. The company's Retail & Properties segment offers services that support airport operations, including shopping, food and beverages, VIP, lounges, and parking, as well as develops and markets properties. This segment offers services to passengers, users of parking facilities, hotel guests, conference participants, employees at the site, and meeters and greeters. Its Malta segment operates Malta airport; and provides aviation and parking services, as well as rents retail and office space. The Other segment offers technical and repair, energy supply and waste disposal, telecommunication and information technology, electromechanical and building, construction management, and consulting services, as well as construction and maintenance services for infrastructure facilities. The company is headquartered in Schwechat, Austria.

About American Airlines Group

American Airlines Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a network air carrier. The company provides scheduled air transportation services for passengers and cargo through its hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C., as well as through partner gateways in London, Doha, Madrid, Seattle/Tacoma, Sydney, and Tokyo. It operates a mainline fleet of 965 aircraft. The company was formerly known as AMR Corporation and changed its name to American Airlines Group Inc. in December 2013. American Airlines Group Inc. was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.