Reviewing Japan Airport Terminal (OTCMKTS:JTTRY) & Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB)

Japan Airport Terminal (OTCMKTS:JTTRY) and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Japan Airport Terminal and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Japan Airport Terminal	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	33.17%	49.50%	17.03%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Japan Airport Terminal and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Japan Airport Terminal	1	0	0	0	1.00
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	0	3	2	0	2.40

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has a consensus target price of $134.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.12%. Given Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte is more favorable than Japan Airport Terminal.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Japan Airport Terminal and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Japan Airport Terminal	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	$832.66 million	5.14	$296.74 million	$6.25	16.11

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has higher revenue and earnings than Japan Airport Terminal.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.5% of Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte beats Japan Airport Terminal on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Japan Airport Terminal

Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. primarily engages in the management of passenger terminal buildings in Japan. It operates through three segments: Facilities Management, Merchandise Sales, and Food and Beverage. The company constructs, manages, and operates domestic passenger terminal buildings; rents offices, stores, and other facilities to airline companies and airport concessionaires; and operates and manages parking lots. In addition, it is involved in the operation of merchandise stores in domestic and international terminals, including stores in the lobby; and provision of airport passenger, travel insurance agency, and hotel reservation services, as well as rental of halls and conference rooms. Further, the company engages in the international and domestic travel sales, and ticket sales for transportation and events; and management and operation of Haneda Airport Wharf. Additionally, it is involved in the wholesale of duty-free goods; operation of commissioned duty-free shops at the Narita International Airport, Kansai International Airport, and Central Japan International Airport; and the product sales at Chengdu Shuangli International Airport. Furthermore, the company operates restaurants; and manufactures and sells in-flight meals, box meals, retort food, etc. Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1953 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., together with its subsidiaries, holds concessions to develop, operate, and maintain airports in Mexico. The company operates 13 international airports in Monterrey, Acapulco, Mazatlán, Zihuatanejo, Ciudad Juárez, Reynosa, Chihuahua, Culiacán, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Tampico, Torreón, and Zacatecas cities. It also operates the NH Collection Hotel in Terminal 2 of the Mexico City International Airport, and a hotel under the Hilton Garden Inn name at the Monterrey International Airport. In addition, the company provides aeronautical services, which include passenger, aircraft landing and parking, boarding and unloading, passenger walkway, and airport security services. Further, it offers complementary services that comprise leasing of space to airlines, cargo handling, baggage-screening, permanent and non-permanent ground transportation, and access rights services; non-aeronautical services, such as leasing of space at its airports to retailers, restaurants, and other commercial tenants, as well as maintaining of parking facilities and advertising; and diversification services, which consists of operation and lease of the industrial park and real estate services, as well as hotel and air cargo logistics services. Additionally, the company provides construction services. It has a strategic alliance with VYNMSA Desarrollo Inmobiliario, S.A. de C.V. to build and operate an industrial park at the Monterrey airport. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.