Analyzing International Consolidated Airlines Group (ICAGY) and Its Competitors

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for International Consolidated Airlines Group and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Consolidated Airlines Group	1	0	1	0	2.00
International Consolidated Airlines Group Competitors	1524	4059	6675	353	2.46

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

Dividends

International Consolidated Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. International Consolidated Airlines Group pays out 5.0% 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. International Consolidated Airlines Group is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares International Consolidated Airlines Group and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
International Consolidated Airlines Group	$37.57 billion	$3.78 billion	2.84
International Consolidated Airlines Group Competitors	$14.59 billion	$637.69 million	18.56

International Consolidated Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. International Consolidated Airlines Group 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 International Consolidated Airlines Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Consolidated Airlines Group	9.21%	79.81%	14.56%
International Consolidated Airlines Group Competitors	-17.97%	5.90%	1.13%

Risk & Volatility

International Consolidated Airlines Group has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Consolidated Airlines Group’s competitors have a beta of 17.40, suggesting that their average share price is 1,640% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of International Consolidated Airlines Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

International Consolidated Airlines Group competitors beat International Consolidated Airlines Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About International Consolidated Airlines Group

International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of passenger and cargo transportation services in the United Kingdom, Spain, the United States, and rest of the world. It also provides aircraft leasing, aircraft maintenance, tour operation, air freight operations, call centre, ground handling, trustee, retail, IT, finance, procurement, storage and custody, aircraft technical assistance, human resources support, and airport infrastructure development services; and manages airline loyalty programmes. The company operates under the British Airways, Iberia, Vueling, Aer Lingus, and LEVEL brands. It operates a fleet of 582 aircrafts. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Harmondsworth, United Kingdom.