ASR vs FRT vs NVGS Stock Comparison

Southeast Airport, Federal Realty Investment Trust and Navigator Holdings Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ASR Southeast Airport Group
$265.65 +11.4% 1M -12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.95B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.72K
Div. yield
–
Transportation Infrastructure Industrials
1 win
NVGS Navigator Holdings Ltd.
$20.35 -14.3% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.32B
P/E
7.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$580.98M
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Navigator Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Navigator Holdings 6, Federal Realty Investment Trust 3, Southeast Airport 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASRFRTNVGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.95B $9.82B $1.32B FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.4x 22.7x 7.0x NVGS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.0x 26.2x 8.8x NVGS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -100.0% +7.8% +7.3% FRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1,252,383.6% 32.0% 32.4% ASR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 17.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.6x 0.5x NVGS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.2% +19.3% +24.2% NVGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.0%/yr -2.9%/yr +19.3%/yr NVGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 16.9% 32.1% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 50/100 69/100 NVGS

Percentile Scorecard

ASRFRTNVGS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisASRFRTNVGS
Valuation 11 #122 of 137 35 #96 of 146 74 #37 of 137
Growth 2 #125 of 127 60 #59 of 145 73 #35 of 127
Profitability 41 #74 of 125 85 #22 of 141 87 #17 of 125
Financial Health 45 #81 of 147 46 #79 of 146 58 #62 of 147
Shareholder Returns 78 #20 of 88 25 #102 of 136 52 #43 of 88
Overall 35 50 69
  • ASR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • FRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NVGS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodASRFRTNVGSSPY
1 month +11.4%+8.2%-14.3% -1.0%
3 months -2.7%-5.9%-0.9% -0.4%
6 months -14.5%-1.8%-10.2% +4.5%
Year to date -17.9%+13.7%+17.5% +12.4%
1 year -12.2%+19.3%+24.2% +13.6%
3 years +16.8%+20.0%+42.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +5.3%+6.3%+12.4% +20.8%
5 years +27.4%-13.5%+141.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +5.0%-2.9%+19.3% +10.4%
10 years +75.4%-17.1%+194.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +5.8%-1.9%+11.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureASRFRTNVGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%16.9%32.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.2%15.6%35.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.940.140.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.441.140.75 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.6%-40.0%-39.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.3%-9.8%-18.9% -1.6%
52-week high $381.16$127.13$25.09 $779.14
52-week low $230.08$95.52$16.38 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleASRFRTNVGS
P/E now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 14.5x 22.9xmedian 26.6x 7.3xmedian 14.5x
P/S now vs peer median 247,643xmedian 1.0x 7.3xmedian 4.3x 2.3xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.2x 14.1xmedian 14.7x 3.4xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.8xmedian 12.9x -122.9xmedian 22.1x 50.8xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.2x 3.0xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.64 1.75median 2.01 0.18median 0.64

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsASRFRTNVGS
Revenue $29.72K $1.35B $580.98M
Gross profit – – $397.65M
Operating income $770.53M $645.16M $335.04M
Net income $6.98M $451.22M $192.15M
Free cash flow -$496.88M -$80.51M $26.16M
EPS (diluted) – $5.00 $2.77
Cash & equivalents $666.29M $109.73M $221.08M
Total debt $1.39B $4.88B $448.73M
Shares (diluted) – 86.56M 68.04M
Enterprise value $4.32B $9.38B $567.11M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricASRFRTNVGS
P/E 21.4x 22.9x 7.3x
P/FCF -14.8x -122.9x 50.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.2x 6.8x
P/S 247,643x 7.3x 2.3x
P/B 2.7x 3.0x 1.0x
P/Tangible book -12.5x 3.0x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 14.1x 3.4x
EV/EBIT 10.4x 22.7x 4.6x
EV/Revenue 270,532x 10.8x 2.7x
EV/FCF -16.2x -182.2x 59.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 22.5x 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.75 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASRFRTNVGS
Revenue growth (1Y) -100.0% 7.8% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -97.2% 6.5% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 8.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.3% 21.5% 28.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 12.5% 27.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -99.2% 25.6% 75.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -78.9% 14.9% 35.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 26.8% 82.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 13.1% 40.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 9.2% -1.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% 8.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -220.2% -24.2% -86.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.9% -39.4% -44.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASRFRTNVGS
Gross margin – – 68.4%
EBITDA margin – 77.1% 79.9%
Operating margin 2,592,677% 47.7% 57.7%
Pretax margin 23,486% 33.3% 56.3%
Net margin 1,252,384% 32.0% 32.4%
FCF margin -1,671,892% -6.0% 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 48.2% 33.6%
Return on equity 0.3% 13.4% 26.2%
Return on assets 0.1% 5.0% 15.0%
Return on invested capital – – 17.5%
Return on capital employed 20.1% – 16.7%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASRFRTNVGS
Debt / assets 27.1% 53.7% 20.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.6x 0.5x
Debt / FCF -2.8x -60.7x 17.2x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 63.5% 40.4%
Equity / assets 53.9% 36.5% 59.6%
Interest coverage 0.6x 3.3x 13.5x
Current ratio 0.9x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.81 – 2.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASRFRTNVGS
Dividend yield 5.2% 4.0% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – -0.6% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 3.4% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusASRFRTNVGS
Forward P/E 13.0xFY2026 26.2xFY2026 8.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.38FY2026 $4.38FY2026 $2.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026 +94.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% -31.5% -27.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.30BFY2026 $1.28BFY2026 $566.07MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.2%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.3% +14.8% -13.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASRFRTNVGS
Held by institutions 10.8% 98.5% 37.4%
Institutions holding 151 623 174
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.3% +9.4% +0.6%
Institutions buying 75 365 107
Institutions selling 52 162 41
Buyers to sellers 1.44 2.25 2.61

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ASRFRTNVGS
ASR 1.00 0.12 0.10
FRT 0.12 1.00 0.07
NVGS 0.10 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASR, FRT and NVGS?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Southeast Airport (ASR) $7.95B, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.82B, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) $1.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASR, FRT and NVGS?

Navigator Holdings (NVGS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Southeast Airport (ASR) 21.4x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.7x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 7.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) is cheapest (Southeast Airport (ASR) 13.0x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 26.2x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 8.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Southeast Airport (ASR) -100.0%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +7.8%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southeast Airport (ASR) has the highest net margin (Southeast Airport (ASR) 1,252,383.6%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.0%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 32.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Navigator Holdings (NVGS) returned the most: Southeast Airport (ASR) -12.2%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +19.3%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +24.2%. Over five years, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) compounded fastest (Southeast Airport (ASR) +5.0%/yr, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -2.9%/yr, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +19.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has been the steadiest (Southeast Airport (ASR) 27.9%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 16.9%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 32.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASR, FRT and NVGS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.