ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) Competitors

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE:ZIM) and Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (NYSE:PAC) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Is ZIM or PAC a better dividend stock?

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico pays an annual dividend of $3.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. ZIM Integrated Shipping Services pays out -4.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico pays out 33.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor ZIM or PAC?

In the previous week, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services had 2 more articles in the media than Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for ZIM Integrated Shipping Services and 7 mentions for Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. ZIM Integrated Shipping Services' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico's score of 0.66 indicating that ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ZIM or PAC?

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico has higher revenue and earnings than ZIM Integrated Shipping Services. ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, 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
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services	$5.16B	0.48	-$2.70B	-$21.17	-0.96
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico	$32.28B	0.29	$539.17M	$11.20	16.37

Is ZIM or PAC more profitable?

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico has a net margin of 29.26% compared to ZIM Integrated Shipping Services' net margin of -32.81%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico's return on equity of 47.50% beat ZIM Integrated Shipping Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services	-32.81%	2.89%	0.86%
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico	29.26%	47.50%	13.96%

Which has more volatility & risk, ZIM or PAC?

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ZIM or PAC?

21.4% of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.7% of Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend ZIM or PAC?

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services currently has a consensus target price of $14.84, indicating a potential downside of 27.29%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico has a consensus target price of $205.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.84%. Given Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico is more favorable than ZIM Integrated Shipping Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services	4 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.40
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ZIM or PAC?

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico received 218 more outperform votes than ZIM Integrated Shipping Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.04% of users gave Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico an outperform vote while only 41.38% of users gave ZIM Integrated Shipping Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services	Outperform Votes 36 41.38%	Underperform Votes 51 58.62%
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico	Outperform Votes 254 54.04%	Underperform Votes 216 45.96%

Summary

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico beats ZIM Integrated Shipping Services on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.