Critical Review: Jayud Global Logistics (NASDAQ:JYD) vs. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB)

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB) and Jayud Global Logistics (NASDAQ:JYD) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte and Jayud Global Logistics, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	1	1	2	0	2.25
Jayud Global Logistics	1	0	0	0	1.00

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte presently has a consensus price target of $134.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.40%. Given Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte is more favorable than Jayud Global Logistics.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

9.5% of Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.9% of Jayud Global Logistics shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte and Jayud Global Logistics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	32.67%	49.46%	17.40%
Jayud Global Logistics	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jayud Global Logistics has a beta of -1.41, indicating that its share price is 241% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	$832.66 million	5.50	$296.74 million	$5.98	18.01
Jayud Global Logistics	$85.47 million	0.03	-$5.07 million	N/A	N/A

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has higher revenue and earnings than Jayud Global Logistics.

Summary

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte beats Jayud Global Logistics on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Jayud Global Logistics

Jayud Global Logistics Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides a range of cross-border supply chain solution services worldwide. The company offers freight forwarding services, including integrated cross-border logistics, fragmented logistics services, and chartered airline freight services. It also offers supply chain management services, such as international trading and agent services; and other value-added services comprising custom brokerage and intelligent logistic IT systems. Jayud Global Logistics Limited was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, the People’s Republic of China.