Reviewing Flughafen Wien (OTCMKTS:VIAAY) & Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL)

Flughafen Wien (OTCMKTS:VIAAY) and Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Flughafen Wien and Delta Air Lines”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Flughafen Wien	$1.28 billion	3.35	$209.26 million	$0.65	19.60
Delta Air Lines	$63.36 billion	0.84	$5.01 billion	$6.86	11.87

Delta Air Lines has higher revenue and earnings than Flughafen Wien. Delta Air Lines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flughafen Wien, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Flughafen Wien and Delta Air Lines, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flughafen Wien	0	0	0	0	0.00
Delta Air Lines	0	2	23	1	2.96

Delta Air Lines has a consensus price target of $80.85, indicating a potential downside of 0.75%. Given Delta Air Lines’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Delta Air Lines is more favorable than Flughafen Wien.

Dividends

Flughafen Wien pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Delta Air Lines pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Flughafen Wien pays out 46.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Delta Air Lines pays out 10.9% 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. Delta Air Lines has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

69.9% of Delta Air Lines shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Delta Air Lines shares are held 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.

Profitability

This table compares Flughafen Wien and Delta Air Lines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flughafen Wien	16.30%	11.13%	7.77%
Delta Air Lines	6.87%	20.28%	4.85%

Risk & Volatility

Flughafen Wien has a beta of -0.19, suggesting that its share price is 119% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Delta Air Lines has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Delta Air Lines beats Flughafen Wien on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Flughafen Wien

Flughafen Wien Aktiengesellschaft, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the construction and operation of civil airports and related facilities in Austria. The company operates through five segments: Airport, Handling & Security Services, Retail & Properties, Malta, and Other. It manages the Vienna airport. The company's Airport segment operates and maintains aircraft movement areas and terminals, as well as equipment and facilities for passenger and baggage handling, as well as security controls for passengers. This segment also offers various services to support airport operations, deals with emergencies and disruptions, and ensures security. Its Handling & Security services segment provides various services for the handling of aircraft and passengers on scheduled and charter flights, as well as for the handling of general aviation aircraft and passengers. This segment also operates the general aviation center; and provides security controls for passengers and hand luggage. The company's Retail & Properties segment offers services that support airport operations, including shopping, food and beverages, VIP, lounges, and parking, as well as develops and markets properties. This segment offers services to passengers, users of parking facilities, hotel guests, conference participants, employees at the site, and meeters and greeters. Its Malta segment operates Malta airport; and provides aviation and parking services, as well as rents retail and office space. The Other segment offers technical and repair, energy supply and waste disposal, telecommunication and information technology, electromechanical and building, construction management, and consulting services, as well as construction and maintenance services for infrastructure facilities. The company is headquartered in Schwechat, Austria.

About Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines, Inc. provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Airline and Refinery. Its domestic network centered on core hubs in Atlanta, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Detroit, and Salt Lake City, as well as coastal hub positions in Boston, Los Angeles, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, and Seattle; and international network centered on hubs and market presence in Amsterdam, Bogota, Lima, Mexico City, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Sao Paulo, Seoul-Incheon, and Tokyo. The company sells its tickets through various distribution channels, including delta.com and the Fly Delta app; acts as a reservations specialists; and operates online travel and traditional brick and mortar agencies. It also provides aircraft maintenance and engineering support, repair, and overhaul services; and vacation packages to third-party consumers. The company operates through a fleet of approximately 1,273 aircrafts. Delta Air Lines, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.