LTM vs. UAL, RYAAY, LUV, AAL, ALK, CPA, SKYW, JBLU, ULCC, and ALGT
Should you be buying LATAM Airlines Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LATAM Airlines Group include United Airlines (UAL), Ryanair (RYAAY), Southwest Airlines (LUV), American Airlines Group (AAL), Alaska Air Group (ALK), Copa (CPA), SkyWest (SKYW), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Frontier Group (ULCC), and Allegiant Travel (ALGT). These companies are all part of the "air transportation, scheduled" industry.
LATAM Airlines Group vs.
LATAM Airlines Group (NYSE:LTM) and United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, United Airlines had 40 more articles in the media than LATAM Airlines Group. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for United Airlines and 0 mentions for LATAM Airlines Group. United Airlines' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat LATAM Airlines Group's score of 0.00 indicating that United Airlines is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
United Airlines received 419 more outperform votes than LATAM Airlines Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.69% of users gave United Airlines an outperform vote while only 61.77% of users gave LATAM Airlines Group an outperform vote.
LATAM Airlines Group has a beta of 3.67, meaning that its share price is 267% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Airlines has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.
United Airlines has higher revenue and earnings than LATAM Airlines Group. United Airlines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LATAM Airlines Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
LATAM Airlines Group currently has a consensus target price of $38.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.21%. United Airlines has a consensus target price of $113.88, indicating a potential upside of 20.38%. Given United Airlines' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe United Airlines is more favorable than LATAM Airlines Group.
LATAM Airlines Group has a net margin of 7.60% compared to United Airlines' net margin of 5.52%. LATAM Airlines Group's return on equity of 153.94% beat United Airlines' return on equity.
69.7% of United Airlines shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of LATAM Airlines Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of United Airlines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
United Airlines beats LATAM Airlines Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:LTM) was last updated on 2/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
