Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (PAC) vs. The Competition Head-To-Head Comparison

Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (NYSE:PAC) is one of 45 public companies in the “TRANS – SERVICES” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico	$1.84 billion	$472.81 million	24.11
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico Competitors	$6.81 billion	$184.70 million	14.05

Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico. Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico	1	3	3	1	2.50
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico Competitors	365	1334	1510	90	2.40

Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico currently has a consensus price target of $200.00, suggesting a potential downside of 12.58%. As a group, “TRANS – SERVICES” companies have a potential upside of 0.82%. Given Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico’s peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Dividends

Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico pays an annual dividend of $3.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico pays out 40.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “TRANS – SERVICES” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.9% and pay out 46.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico	25.64%	37.67%	11.28%
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico Competitors	2.85%	-6.69%	2.80%

Risk and Volatility

Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico’s peers have a beta of 0.94, indicating that their average share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

11.7% of Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of shares of all “TRANS – SERVICES” companies are held by institutional investors. 22.4% of shares of all “TRANS – SERVICES” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico beats its peers on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico Company Profile

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V., together with its subsidiaries, holds concessions to develop, operate, and manage airports in Mexico and Jamaica. The company operates twelve international airports in Guadalajara and Tijuana areas, Mexico; and two international airports in Montego Bay, Jamaica. It also offers aeronautical services, such as passenger, aircraft landing, parking, airport security, and passenger walkway and airport bus, as well as car packing charges; complementary services, including baggage handling, catering, aircraft maintenance and repair, and fuel; cargo handling; and ground transportation services. In addition, the company provides non-aeronautical services, such as redesigning and modernizing terminal spaces and developing new projects; telephone and internet services; and ground handling services under the brand Primesky, as well as advertising services. Further, it engages in commercial activities comprising leasing space in terminals to airlines and other service providers; to retail stores, such as souvenir and gift shops, fashion and footwear stores, pharmacies, jewelry, electronics, cosmetics, and others; to various food and beverage services; car rental service companies, including parking spots, lots, and car rental reservation booths; to timeshare developers; to financial service providers; and to operators of duty-free stores. Additionally, the company operates parking facilities; VIP lounges; convenience stores; and vending machines. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Guadalajara, Mexico.