Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMAB) Competitors

ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO) and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Which has more volatility and risk, ZTO or OMAB?

ZTO Express (Cayman) has a beta of -0.16, indicating that its stock price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ZTO or OMAB?

ZTO Express (Cayman) currently has a consensus target price of $24.53, indicating a potential upside of 18.05%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has a consensus target price of $82.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.27%. Given ZTO Express (Cayman)'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe ZTO Express (Cayman) is more favorable than Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZTO Express (Cayman)	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is ZTO or OMAB more profitable?

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has a net margin of 35.31% compared to ZTO Express (Cayman)'s net margin of 20.56%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte's return on equity of 51.74% beat ZTO Express (Cayman)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZTO Express (Cayman)	20.56%	15.44%	10.24%
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	35.31%	51.74%	18.80%

Is ZTO or OMAB a better dividend stock?

ZTO Express (Cayman) pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte pays an annual dividend of $5.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. ZTO Express (Cayman) pays out 46.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte pays out 98.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ZTO or OMAB?

41.7% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.5% of Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.3% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, ZTO or OMAB?

ZTO Express (Cayman) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ZTO Express (Cayman), 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
ZTO Express (Cayman)	$5.41B	2.32	$1.23B	$1.45	14.33
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	$14.67B	0.23	$296.23M	$5.67	14.09

Does the media favor ZTO or OMAB?

In the previous week, ZTO Express (Cayman) and ZTO Express (Cayman) both had 3 articles in the media. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat ZTO Express (Cayman)'s score of 0.96 indicating that Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ZTO Express (Cayman)	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ZTO or OMAB?

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte received 16 more outperform votes than ZTO Express (Cayman) when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.90% of users gave ZTO Express (Cayman) an outperform vote while only 58.10% of users gave Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ZTO Express (Cayman)	Outperform Votes 278 62.90%	Underperform Votes 164 37.10%
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	Outperform Votes 294 58.10%	Underperform Votes 212 41.90%

Summary

ZTO Express (Cayman) and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.