VLRS vs. GEL, SBLK, INSW, ARCB, ZIM, CMBT, DHT, DAC, BWLP, and DESP
Should you be buying Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion include Genesis Energy (GEL), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), International Seaways (INSW), ArcBest (ARCB), ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM), CMB.TECH (CMBT), DHT (DHT), Danaos (DAC), BW LPG (BWLP), and Despegar.com (DESP). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion vs. Its Competitors
Genesis Energy (NYSE:GEL) and Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion (NYSE:VLRS) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion has a net margin of 1.38% compared to Genesis Energy's net margin of -20.98%. Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion's return on equity of 13.07% beat Genesis Energy's return on equity.
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion has higher revenue and earnings than Genesis Energy. Genesis Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
66.8% of Genesis Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.3% of Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Genesis Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion shares are owned by company insiders. 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.
Genesis Energy has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion has a beta of 2.12, indicating that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion had 1 more articles in the media than Genesis Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion and 3 mentions for Genesis Energy. Genesis Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion's score of 0.18 indicating that Genesis Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Genesis Energy currently has a consensus price target of $16.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.76%. Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion has a consensus price target of $7.44, indicating a potential upside of 59.77%. Given Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion is more favorable than Genesis Energy.
Summary
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion beats Genesis Energy on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:VLRS) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
