Head to Head Review: Jet2 (DRTGF) versus Its Rivals

Jet2 (OTCMKTS:DRTGF) is one of 383 publicly-traded companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Jet2 to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and earnings.

Dividends

Jet2 pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Jet2 pays out 9.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.4% and pay out 45.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Jet2 and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jet2	N/A	N/A	94.56
Jet2 Competitors	$3.34 billion	$246.75 million	3.46

Jet2’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Jet2. Jet2 is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

19.7% of Jet2 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.8% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by institutional investors. 22.0% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Jet2 and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jet2	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jet2 Competitors	-9.51%	-36.10%	1.95%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Jet2 and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jet2	0	1	1	0	2.50
Jet2 Competitors	3628	16707	24712	855	2.50

As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 79.76%. Given Jet2’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Jet2 has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Jet2 competitors beat Jet2 on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Jet2

Jet2 plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the leisure travel business primarily in the United Kingdom. The company operates scheduled holiday flights to leisure destinations in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands, and European Leisure Cities. It is also involved in the package holiday and non-ticket retail activities, as well as passenger and charter aircraft operations. In addition, it engages in the aircraft leasing and financing services. The company was formerly known as Dart Group PLC and changed its name to Jet2 plc in September 2020. Jet2 plc was founded in 1971 and is based in Leeds, the United Kingdom.