Critical Review: Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB) vs. Aeroports de Paris (OTCMKTS:ARRPY)

Aeroports de Paris (OTCMKTS:ARRPY) and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Aeroports de Paris and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aeroports de Paris	0	0	0	0	0.00
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	0	3	2	0	2.40

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has a consensus target price of $134.00, indicating 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 Aeroports de Paris.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Aeroports de Paris and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aeroports de Paris	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	$16.33 billion	0.26	$296.74 million	$6.25	16.11

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has higher revenue and earnings than Aeroports de Paris.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Profitability

This table compares Aeroports de Paris and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aeroports de Paris	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	33.17%	49.50%	17.03%

Summary

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte beats Aeroports de Paris on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aeroports de Paris

Aeroports de Paris SA designs, constructs, and operates airports. The company operates through five segments: Aviation, Retail and Services, Real Estate, International and Airport Developments, and Other Activities. It owns and operates Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly, and Paris-Le Bourget airports; Issy-les-Moulineaux heliport; and 10 general aviation aerodromes in France. The company is also involved in retail activities offering services through shops, bars and restaurants, and banks and exchange counters, as well as in the provision of advertising and catering, terminal rental, car parking and access routes, car rental, and industrial services. In addition, it owns, develops, invests in, and manages real estate properties, such as lands and buildings. It also offers airport management and engineering services; and telecom operator services and cybersecurity services, as well as traceability and mobility solutions of goods. Aeroports de Paris SA was incorporated in 1945 and is based in Tremblay-en-France, France.

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.