About Pacific Airport Group
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V., together with its subsidiaries, manages, operates, and develops airports primarily in Mexico's Pacific region.
It operates 12 airports in Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Tijuana, San Josà del Cabo, Guanajuato (BajÃo), Hermosillo, Mexicali, Los Mochis, La Paz, Manzanillo, Morelia, and Aguascalientes. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Guadalajara, Mexico.
PAC operates in the Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | Transportation | approximately 1,740 employees | led by CEO Raul R. Musalem.
$8.5 billion 20.0x P/E 8.0x P/B 10.3x EV/EBITDA 35.2% ROE -18.0% rev. growth 5.6% yield
Pacific Airport Group earns a Buy rating from our quantitative model with a composite score of 73/100, ranking #39 among 7,333 U.S. stocks. The model sees a stock with an above-average factor profile — not without risks, but with enough quantitative support to warrant a constructive outlook.
The strongest dimension is quality at 94/100, which places PAC in the top 6 percent of all stocks on this measure. value at 80/100 provides secondary support. No single factor falls below the average threshold, which is a constructive sign.
Within the Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services sector, PAC ranks 10th out of 50 peers, placing it in the 80th percentile. At $8.5 billion, the company is a mid-cap name with room to grow.
Quality Analysis
Pacific Airport Group's quality score of 94/100 places it among the top profitability performers in the market. The quality factor evaluates margins, return on equity, return on assets, and earnings consistency — the fundamental building blocks of a durable business.
Return on equity of 35.2% exceeds the sector median of 12.0%. Gross margins of 84.4% reflect strong pricing power and competitive moats. Operating margins of 44.8% sit above the 15.0% sector average.
Net margins of 26.4% demonstrate that the company efficiently converts revenue into bottom-line profit.
Valuation Assessment
A value score of 80/100 puts PAC in the top 20 percent of all stocks on cheapness — suggesting the market is significantly underpricing the company's fundamentals. Key valuation metrics include a P/E ratio of 20.0x, an EV/EBITDA of 10.3x, a price-to-book of 8.0x, a price-to-sales of 5.3x. Deep value scores like this historically correlate with above-average forward returns, though they can also reflect legitimate concerns about business quality that the value factor does not capture.
Momentum & Timing
A momentum score of 75/100 shows PAC is trending above average, with its stock price outperforming the majority of the market. This is not explosive, meme-stock-style momentum — it is the gradual, fundamental-driven kind that tends to persist.
Revenue growth of -18.0% is declining, which makes the momentum signal more precarious. A beta of 1.08 means Pacific Airport Group moves roughly in line with the broader market.
Our entry timing model currently signals Neutral, which warrants caution despite the price trend.
Risk Factors
No investment comes without risks, and honest analysis requires flagging them clearly:
- Model limitations. Quantitative models measure what is measurable — financial ratios, price trends, leverage — but cannot capture qualitative factors like management quality, competitive positioning, or pending litigation. This analysis should be supplemented with fundamental due diligence.
- Market regime risk. Factor-based strategies perform differently across market regimes. The current factor exposures that support Pacific Airport Group's rating may become headwinds if the macro environment shifts — for example, if interest rates move sharply or if sector rotation accelerates.
Bottom Line
Pacific Airport Group earns a Buy rating with a composite score of 73/100 and 4 out of 5 stars, ranking #39 among 7,333 stocks. The factor profile is constructive — not without blemishes, but with enough quantitative support to position PAC above the majority of the market.
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Analysis is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always conduct your own research before making investment decisions.
