Head to Head Survey: Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (NYSE:PAC) versus SATS (OTCMKTS:SPASF)

SATS (OTCMKTS:SPASF) and Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (NYSE:PAC) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SATS and Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SATS	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.16	20.74
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico	$2.16 billion	4.83	$499.30 million	$11.26	18.32

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

18.8% of SATS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.7% of Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico shares are owned by institutional investors. 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 SATS and Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SATS	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico	25.36%	32.44%	10.41%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for SATS and Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SATS	0	0	0	0	0.00
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico	1	3	4	0	2.38

Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico has a consensus target price of $250.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.19%. Given Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico is more favorable than SATS.

Summary

Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico beats SATS on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SATS

SATS Ltd., an investment holding company, provides gateway services and food solutions in Singapore, Asia Pacific, the United States, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Food Solutions, Gateway Services, and Others. The Food Solutions segment offers inflight and institutional catering; food processing, distribution services, and airline laundry services. Its Gateway Services segment provides airport services, which include airfreight handling services, passenger services, aviation security services, baggage handling services, and apron services, as well as cruise terminal services; and manages and operates marine bay cruise center. The Other Services segment provides rental and other services. In addition, the company offers air cargo handling, travel retail, security, passenger and private jet services; linen and laundry; training; food services-solution and distribution; commercial, institutional and aviation catering. It serves airline, hospitality, healthcare, food, air transport, cruise, events, education, and government agencies; and airfreight and logistics industries. The company was formerly known as Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited and changed its name to SATS Ltd. In July 2010. SATS Ltd. was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Singapore.

About Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V., together with its subsidiaries, holds concessions to develop, operate, and manage airports in Mexico and Jamaica. The company operates twelve international airports in Guadalajara and Tijuana areas, Mexico; and two international airports in Montego Bay, Jamaica. It also offers aeronautical services, such as passenger, aircraft landing, parking, airport security, and passenger walkway and airport bus, as well as car packing charges; complementary services, including baggage handling, catering, aircraft maintenance and repair, and fuel; cargo handling; and ground transportation services. In addition, the company provides non-aeronautical services, such as redesigning and modernizing terminal spaces and developing new projects; telephone and internet services; and ground handling services under the brand Primesky, as well as advertising services. Further, it engages in commercial activities comprising leasing space in terminals to airlines and other service providers; to retail stores, such as souvenir and gift shops, fashion and footwear stores, pharmacies, jewelry, electronics, cosmetics, and others; to various food and beverage services; car rental service companies, including parking spots, lots, and car rental reservation booths; to timeshare developers; to financial service providers; and to operators of duty-free stores. Additionally, the company operates parking facilities; VIP lounges; convenience stores; and vending machines. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Guadalajara, Mexico.