Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (NWARF) & Its Peers Critical Comparison

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OTCMKTS:NWARF) is one of 81 publicly-traded companies in the “Passenger Airlines” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

31.8% of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.2% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA	0	1	1	0	2.50
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA Competitors	1469	3987	6541	344	2.47

As a group, “Passenger Airlines” companies have a potential upside of 42.49%. Given Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA	N/A	N/A	-0.16
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA Competitors	$14.16 billion	$623.26 million	14.60

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA. Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA Competitors	-30.29%	9.53%	0.52%

Summary

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA peers beat Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA on 9 of the 11 factors compared.

About Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, together with its subsidiaries, provides air travel services in Norway and internationally. It is also involved in aircraft financing, leasing, and ownership activities; and cargo activities. It operates a fleet of 87 aircrafts. Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Fornebu, Norway.