Financial Analysis: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE:ASR) and RXO (NYSE:RXO)

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE:ASR) and RXO (NYSE:RXO) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste and RXO’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	31.96%	17.47%	12.99%
RXO	-1.25%	0.88%	0.43%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste and RXO”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	$31.33 billion	0.29	$743.97 million	$18.86	16.05
RXO	$5.94 billion	0.37	-$290.00 million	($0.43)	-30.74

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste has higher revenue and earnings than RXO. RXO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste and RXO, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	2	4	1	0	1.86
RXO	4	11	4	0	2.00

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste currently has a consensus price target of $305.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.76%. RXO has a consensus price target of $16.69, suggesting a potential upside of 26.27%. Given RXO’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe RXO is more favorable than Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste.

Volatility & Risk

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RXO has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

10.6% of Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of RXO shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of RXO shares are owned 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.

About Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. holds concessions to operate, maintain, and develop airports in the southeast region of Mexico. The company operates airports that are located in the cities of Cancún, Cozumel, Mérida, Huatulco, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Villahermosa, Tapachula, and Minatitlán. It provides aeronautical services, which include passenger, aircraft landing and parking, passenger walkway, and airport security services. The company also offers non-aeronautical services, such as leasing of space at its airports to retailers, restaurants, airlines, and other commercial tenants; catering, handling, and ground transportation services, as well as engages in the various commercial operations. In addition, it holds concessions to operate the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico; and various airports in Colombia, including the Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport in Medellín, the José María Córdova International Airport in Rionegro, the Los Garzones Airport in Montería, the Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport in Carepa, the El Caraño Airport in Quibdó, and the Las Brujas Airport in Corozal. Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.

About RXO

RXO, Inc. provides full truckload freight transportation brokering services. It also offers brokered services for managed transportation, last mile, and freight forwarding. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.