Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (NWARF) and Its Rivals Critical Review

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA	N/A	N/A	-0.17
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA Competitors	$14.25 billion	$623.26 million	17.31

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA’s competitors 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 competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

31.8% of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.6% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies are held by institutional investors. 10.5% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA and its competitors’ 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	-17.59%	-6.99%	-0.38%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA and its competitors, 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	1485	4014	6591	351	2.47

As a group, “Passenger Airlines” companies have a potential upside of 10.62%. Given Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA competitors beat Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA on 7 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.