Comparing Bristow Group (BRS) and PHI INC/SH (PHII)

Bristow Group (NYSE: BRS) and PHI INC/SH (NASDAQ:PHII) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Profitability

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This table compares Bristow Group and PHI INC/SH’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bristow Group	-13.53%	-6.20%	-2.48%
PHI INC/SH	0.96%	-7.19%	-3.05%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Bristow Group and PHI INC/SH, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bristow Group	0	3	0	0	2.00
PHI INC/SH	0	0	0	0	N/A

Bristow Group presently has a consensus price target of $12.33, suggesting a potential downside of 6.99%. Given Bristow Group’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Bristow Group is more favorable than PHI INC/SH.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Bristow Group and PHI INC/SH’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bristow Group	$1.44 billion	0.33	-$195.65 million	($2.13)	-6.23
PHI INC/SH	$579.54 million	0.22	$7.53 million	N/A	N/A

PHI INC/SH has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bristow Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

99.1% of Bristow Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.7% of PHI INC/SH shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Bristow Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.6% of PHI INC/SH shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Bristow Group has a beta of 2.96, suggesting that its share price is 196% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PHI INC/SH has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bristow Group beats PHI INC/SH on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bristow Group

Bristow Group Inc. provides industrial aviation services to the offshore energy companies in Europe Caspian, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers helicopter charter services to transport personnel between onshore bases and offshore production platforms, drilling rigs, and other installations, as well as to transport time-sensitive equipment to these offshore locations. It also provides search and rescue services for the oil and gas industry, and governmental agencies; and aircraft support services. The company was formerly known as Offshore Logistics Inc. and changed its name to Bristow Group Inc. in February 2006. Bristow Group Inc. was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About PHI INC/SH

PHI, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides transportation services to, from, and among offshore facilities for customers in the oil and gas exploration, development, and production industry in the United States and internationally. It operates through three business segments: Oil and Gas, Air Medical, and Technical Services. The Oil and Gas segment provides helicopter services primarily for the integrated and independent oil and gas exploration and production companies, and other offshore oil service companies for routine transportation of personnel and equipment, transportation of personnel during medical and safety emergencies, and evacuation of personnel during the threat of hurricanes and other adverse weather conditions. The Air Medical segment provides air medical transportation services for hospitals and emergency service agencies in 18 states. The Technical Services segment provides helicopter repair and overhaul services for flight operations customers, as well as operates aircraft for the National Science Foundation in Antarctica. It also provides software as a service to certain of its oil and gas customers for passenger check-in and compliance verification. As of December 31, 2017, the company owned or operated 245 aircraft, including 133 dedicated to Oil and Gas operations, 106 dedicated to Air Medical operations, and 6 dedicated to Technical Services operations. PHI, Inc. was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Waste Management, Inc. (WM) Shares Sold by Louisiana State Employees Retirement System

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System lessened its holdings in Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) by 4.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 23,400 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 1,000 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System’s holdings in Waste Management were worth $1,903,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Gables Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Waste Management during the first quarter worth $102,000. Bruderman Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Waste Management during the first quarter worth $127,000. Rainier Group Investment Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Waste Management during the first quarter worth $135,000. Trust Department MB Financial Bank N A purchased a new stake in shares of Waste Management during the second quarter worth $138,000. Finally, Summit Trail Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Waste Management by 8,276.6% during the first quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 152,621 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $153,000 after acquiring an additional 150,799 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.99% of the company’s stock.

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Several research firms have issued reports on WM. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Waste Management from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 30th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on Waste Management from $97.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. Waste Management presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $90.89.

Waste Management stock opened at $82.69 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $35.65 billion, a PE ratio of 25.68, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.69. Waste Management, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $73.48 and a fifty-two week high of $89.73. The company has a current ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.47.

Waste Management (NYSE:WM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 20th. The business services provider reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $3.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.57 billion. Waste Management had a net margin of 14.06% and a return on equity of 26.73%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.66 earnings per share. sell-side analysts anticipate that Waste Management, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current year.

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 22nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 8th were issued a $0.465 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 7th. This represents a $1.86 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.25%. Waste Management’s payout ratio is currently 57.76%.

In related news, Director Patrick W. Gross sold 406 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.22, for a total value of $33,787.32. Following the transaction, the director now owns 24,149 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,009,679.78. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Barry H. Caldwell sold 10,844 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.00, for a total value of $910,896.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 31,447 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,641,548. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

About Waste Management

Waste Management, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides waste management environmental services to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in North America. It provides collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, material recovery facility (MRF), or disposal site; and owns, develops, and operates landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States, as well as owns and operates transfer stations.

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