Transat A.T. (TRZBF) and The Competition Critical Survey

Transat A.T. (OTCMKTS:TRZBF) is one of 385 public companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Transat A.T. to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

62.6% of Transat A.T. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.8% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by institutional investors. 22.2% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Transat A.T. and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Transat A.T.	3	1	0	0	1.25
Transat A.T. Competitors	3698	16845	24870	870	2.50

As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 71.45%. Given Transat A.T.’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Transat A.T. has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Transat A.T. and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Transat A.T.	N/A	N/A	3.05
Transat A.T. Competitors	$3.66 billion	$245.98 million	11.65

Transat A.T.’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Transat A.T.. Transat A.T. 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.

Profitability

This table compares Transat A.T. and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Transat A.T.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Transat A.T. Competitors	-10.51%	-45.95%	1.82%

Summary

Transat A.T. competitors beat Transat A.T. on 8 of the 11 factors compared.

Transat A.T. Company Profile

Transat A.T. Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the leisure travel business primarily in Europe and the Caribbean. It offers vacation packages, hotel stays, and air travel services under the Transat and Air Transat brands. The company also offers air transportation services; outgoing tours; and destination services, including hospitality and representation, passenger transfers, excursions, tours, sports, and other activities, as well as specialty services, such as destination weddings, teambuilding, etc. In addition, it engages in the retail distribution activities, which includes providing advice to travelers. As of October 31, 2023, it had 13 Airbus A330s, 15 Airbus A321LRs, and 8 Airbus A321ceos fleets. Transat A.T. Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.