Comparing Bristow Group (VTOL) and Its Peers

Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL) is one of 177 publicly-traded companies in the “Energy Equipment & Services” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Bristow Group to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.3% of Bristow Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.9% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 12.8% of Bristow Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Bristow Group and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bristow Group	1	0	3	0	2.50
Bristow Group Competitors	1683	6848	8636	490	2.45

Bristow Group currently has a consensus price target of $63.00, indicating a potential upside of 53.23%. As a group, “Energy Equipment & Services” companies have a potential upside of 32.90%. Given Bristow Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Bristow Group is more favorable than its competitors.

Dividends

Bristow Group pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Bristow Group pays out 18.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Energy Equipment & Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.8% and pay out 57.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Volatility & Risk

Bristow Group has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bristow Group’s competitors have a beta of 0.82, suggesting that their average share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Bristow Group and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bristow Group	$1.62 billion	$129.07 million	15.34
Bristow Group Competitors	$3.24 billion	$29.73 million	13.13

Bristow Group’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Bristow Group. Bristow Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Bristow Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bristow Group	4.98%	7.47%	3.38%
Bristow Group Competitors	-10.54%	7.45%	1.50%

Summary

Bristow Group beats its competitors on 12 of the 15 factors compared.

Bristow Group Company Profile

Bristow Group, Inc. provides helicopter and other aviation services, primarily supporting offshore energy operations and government customers. Its services include transporting personnel and supplies to offshore installations, as well as search-and-rescue operations and related aviation support. The company serves customers across several regions, including the Americas, Europe, Africa and Australia. Its operations include contracted search-and-rescue services in parts of Europe and the United Kingdom, alongside aviation services for the energy industry.