Head-To-Head Survey: Corporacion America Airports (NYSE:CAAP) and Cathay Pacific Airways (OTCMKTS:CPCAY)

Cathay Pacific Airways (OTCMKTS:CPCAY) and Corporacion America Airports (NYSE:CAAP) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Cathay Pacific Airways and Corporacion America Airports, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cathay Pacific Airways	0	1	0	0	2.00
Corporacion America Airports	1	0	5	0	2.67

Corporacion America Airports has a consensus price target of $24.40, suggesting a potential downside of 4.28%. Given Corporacion America Airports’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Corporacion America Airports is more favorable than Cathay Pacific Airways.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

13.0% of Corporacion America Airports shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Cathay Pacific Airways and Corporacion America Airports’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cathay Pacific Airways	N/A	N/A	N/A
Corporacion America Airports	9.39%	11.64%	4.20%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cathay Pacific Airways and Corporacion America Airports”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cathay Pacific Airways	$13.38 billion	0.77	$1.23 billion	N/A	N/A
Corporacion America Airports	$1.84 billion	2.26	$282.67 million	$1.10	23.17

Cathay Pacific Airways has higher revenue and earnings than Corporacion America Airports.

Volatility & Risk

Cathay Pacific Airways has a beta of 0.06, indicating that its share price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corporacion America Airports has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Corporacion America Airports beats Cathay Pacific Airways on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cathay Pacific Airways

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, together with its subsidiaries, offers international passenger and air cargo transportation services. The company conducts airline operations principally to and from Hong Kong. It also engages in the property investment and travel reward program; operates as a travel tour operator; and provision of financial, aircraft acquisition facilitation, airline catering, information processing, aircraft ramp handling, laundry and dry cleaning, ground handling, and cargo terminal services. The company operates in the Americas, Europe, Southeast Asia, Southwest Pacific, North Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. As of December 31, 2023, it operates 230 aircraft. Cathay Pacific Airways Limited was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Lantau Island, Hong Kong.

About Corporacion America Airports

Corporación América Airports S.A., through its subsidiaries, acquires, develops, and operates airport concessions. It operates 52 airports in Latin America, Europe, and Eurasia. The company was formerly known as A.C.I. Airports International S.à r.l. and changed its name to Corporación América Airports S.A. in September 2017. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Corporación América Airports S.A. is a subsidiary of A.C.I. Airports S.à r.l.