Critical Contrast: Flughafen Wien (OTCMKTS:VIAAY) and Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ:ALGT)

Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ:ALGT) and Flughafen Wien (OTCMKTS:VIAAY) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Allegiant Travel and Flughafen Wien, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allegiant Travel	1	7	5	0	2.31
Flughafen Wien	0	0	0	0	0.00

Allegiant Travel currently has a consensus target price of $97.91, suggesting a potential upside of 20.46%. Given Allegiant Travel’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Allegiant Travel is more favorable than Flughafen Wien.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

85.8% of Allegiant Travel shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of Allegiant Travel shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Allegiant Travel and Flughafen Wien’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allegiant Travel	-1.71%	6.61%	1.60%
Flughafen Wien	16.37%	11.08%	7.72%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Allegiant Travel and Flughafen Wien”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allegiant Travel	$2.61 billion	0.58	-$44.70 million	($2.57)	-31.62
Flughafen Wien	$1.28 billion	3.35	$209.26 million	$0.63	20.22

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

Risk and Volatility

Allegiant Travel has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flughafen Wien has a beta of -0.2, indicating that its stock price is 120% less volatile than the S&P 500.

About Allegiant Travel

Allegiant Travel Company, a leisure travel company, provides travel services and products to residents of under-served cities in the United States. The company offers scheduled air transportation on limited-frequency, nonstop flights between under-served cities and leisure destinations. As of February 1, 2024, it operated a fleet of 126 Airbus A320 series aircraft. The company also provides air-related services and products in conjunction with air transportation, including baggage fees, advance seat assignments, travel protection products, priority boarding, a customer convenience fee, food and beverage purchases on board, and other air-related services, as well as use of its call center for purchases. In addition, it offers third party travel products, such as hotel rooms and ground transportation, such as rental cars and hotel shuttle products; and air transportation services through fixed fee agreements and charter service on a year-round and ad-hoc basis. Further, the company operates a golf course. Allegiant Travel Company was founded in 1997 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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.