Head-To-Head Survey: ANA (ALNPY) & Its Rivals

ANA (OTCMKTS:ALNPY) is one of 78 publicly-traded companies in the “Passenger Airlines” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare ANA to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ANA and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ANA	$16.87 billion	$1.12 billion	9.28
ANA Competitors	$14.59 billion	$637.69 million	18.56

ANA has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. ANA 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.

Volatility & Risk

ANA has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ANA’s competitors have a beta of 17.40, meaning that their average stock price is 1,640% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

ANA pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. ANA pays out 12.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Passenger Airlines” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.6% and pay out 23.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for ANA and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ANA	0	2	0	1	2.67
ANA Competitors	1524	4059	6675	353	2.46

As a group, “Passenger Airlines” companies have a potential upside of 15.80%. Given ANA’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ANA has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

41.8% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares ANA and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ANA	5.85%	11.15%	4.16%
ANA Competitors	-17.97%	5.90%	1.13%

Summary

ANA beats its competitors on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

ANA Company Profile

ANA Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides air transportation services in Japan and internationally. It operates through Air Transportation, Aviation-Related Business, Travel Business, and Trading Business segments. The Air Transportation segment offers regular and irregular air transport of passengers, cargo, etc. on domestic and international routes. The Aviation-Related Business segment provides services incidental to air transportation, such as airport handling and maintenance. The Travel Business develops and sells travel products, as well as plans and sells package travel products. The Trading Business imports and exports aviation-related materials, as well as sells through stores and mail-order channels. The company was formerly known as All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. and changed its name to ANA Holdings Inc. in April 2013. ANA Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Minato, Japan.