Financial Comparison: Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (NWARF) & Its Competitors

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OTCMKTS:NWARF) is one of 81 public companies in the “Passenger Airlines” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA	0	1	1	0	2.50
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA Competitors	1482	4009	6581	348	2.47

As a group, “Passenger Airlines” companies have a potential upside of 11.94%. Given Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA	N/A	N/A	-0.17
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA Competitors	$14.56 billion	$623.26 million	17.06

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA. Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

31.8% of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.6% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.5% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies are owned by 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 Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA Competitors	-17.59%	-6.99%	-0.38%

Summary

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA competitors beat Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA on 7 of the 11 factors compared.

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA Company Profile

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, together with its subsidiaries, provides air travel services in Norway and internationally. It is also involved in aircraft financing, leasing, and ownership activities; and cargo activities. It operates a fleet of 87 aircrafts. Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Fornebu, Norway.