Atlantia (OTCMKTS:ATASY – Get Free Report) and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE:ASR – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
Dividends
Atlantia pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste pays an annual dividend of $19.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste pays out 106.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Profitability
This table compares Atlantia and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Atlantia | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste | 26.07% | 21.32% | 11.53% |
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Atlantia | $8.42 billion | 2.34 | $740.62 million | N/A | N/A |
| Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste | $1.94 billion | 3.98 | $547.52 million | $18.59 | 13.85 |
Atlantia has higher revenue and earnings than Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
10.6% of Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility and Risk
Atlantia has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Atlantia and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Atlantia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2.44 |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste has a consensus price target of $324.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.99%. Given Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste is more favorable than Atlantia.
Summary
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste beats Atlantia on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Atlantia
Atlantia SpA, through its subsidiaries, engages in the construction and operation of motorways, airports and transport infrastructure, parking areas, and intermodal systems worldwide. It operates and manages approximately 13,000 kilometers of toll motorways. The company manages, maintains, constructs, and widens related motorways operated under concession; and provides support for the Italian motorway operators. It also operates and expands Rome's Fiumicino and Ciampino airports; and operates the airports of Nice, Cannes-Mandelieu, and Saint-Tropez. In addition, the company engages in the design, project management, controlling, and maintenance of road and airport infrastructures; and operation of toll payment systems, as well as provides assistance and toll management services. Further, it operates free-flow tolling systems, traffic and transport management systems, and electronic payment systems. Additionally, the company offers insurance brokerage, as well as engineering services. Atlantia SpA was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy.
About Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. holds concessions to operate, maintain, and develop airports in the southeast region of Mexico. The company operates airports that are located in the cities of Cancún, Cozumel, Mérida, Huatulco, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Villahermosa, Tapachula, and Minatitlán. It provides aeronautical services, which include passenger, aircraft landing and parking, passenger walkway, and airport security services. The company also offers non-aeronautical services, such as leasing of space at its airports to retailers, restaurants, airlines, and other commercial tenants; catering, handling, and ground transportation services, as well as engages in the various commercial operations. In addition, it holds concessions to operate the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico; and various airports in Colombia, including the Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport in Medellín, the José María Córdova International Airport in Rionegro, the Los Garzones Airport in Montería, the Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport in Carepa, the El Caraño Airport in Quibdó, and the Las Brujas Airport in Corozal. Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.
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