Critical Comparison: Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB) and Flughafen Zürich (OTCMKTS:UZAPF)

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

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flughafen Zürich	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 23.51%. 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 Flughafen Zürich.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Flughafen Zürich and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Flughafen Zürich	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	$832.66 million	5.54	$296.74 million	$6.25	17.36

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has higher revenue and earnings than Flughafen Zürich.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

9.5% of Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Flughafen Zürich and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flughafen Zürich	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	33.17%	49.50%	17.03%

Summary

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte beats Flughafen Zürich on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Flughafen Zürich

Flughafen Zürich AG owns and operates the Zurich Airport in Switzerland. It operates through Aviation; Passengers with Reduced Mobility (PRM); User Fees; Air Security; Access Fees; Noise; Non-Regulated Business; and International segments. It provides infrastructure and services related to flight operations, including the runway system, apron zones, passenger zones in the terminals, freight operations, passenger handling and services, and safety; support for PRM; and check-in areas and facilities, baggage sorting and handling system, aircraft power supply system, handling apron areas, and the related services and fees. The company also offers passenger and aircraft security measures consisting of systems, its operation, and maintenance designed to prevent actions that affect the security of commercial civil aviation, such as facilities for checks on passengers, hand luggage, checked baggage, and freight. In addition, it provides air security-related equipment and services comprising relevant systems, its operation, and maintenance; and airport policing duties, surveillance patrols, and other security-related duties. Further, the company develops, markets, and operates commercial infrastructure at Zurich Airport, including retail and restaurant/catering operations at the airport, renting premises, parking services, and various commercial services; and provides consulting services. Additionally, it develops and operates other airports in Brazil, Chile, Curaçao, and Colombia; constructs an airport in India. Flughafen Zürich AG was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Kloten, Switzerland.

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.