Analysts Set Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA) Price Target at $172.20

Shares of Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA) have received a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the twelve analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $172.20.

A number of brokerages recently commented on CPA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Copa from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Copa from $195.00 to $185.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Wall Street Zen cut Copa from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 15th. Raymond James Financial lowered their target price on Copa from $195.00 to $185.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 24th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on Copa from $138.00 to $156.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th.

More Copa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Copa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its EPS forecasts for several periods, including Q3 2026 to $4.03 from $3.98, Q4 2026 to $5.05 from $5.02, Q1 2027 to $5.01 from $4.94, Q2 2027 to $4.66 from $4.65, and FY2028 to $23.64 from $23.52. These increases suggest some improvement in expectations for Copa’s near- and long-term profitability.
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts assigned Copa Holdings a consensus “Buy” rating, reinforcing the view that the stock’s valuation and earnings potential remain attractive. Copa Holdings Receives Consensus Buy Rating from Analysts
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks’ current full-year EPS outlook is approximately $15.76, while its updated forecast is $15.91 for FY2026 and $17.87 for FY2027. The modest changes indicate a generally stable earnings outlook rather than a major shift in fundamentals.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks reduced its FY2026 EPS estimate to $15.91 from $16.06, FY2027 to $17.87 from $18.24, Q3 2027 to $4.24 from $4.49, and Q4 2027 to $3.97 from $4.16. The cuts raise concerns about profitability later in the forecast period and partially offset the upgraded estimates.
• Negative Sentiment: The mixed outlook follows Copa’s latest quarterly results, which fell short of analyst expectations for both earnings and revenue, while year-over-year revenue growth remained strong. Investors may therefore be focusing more heavily on margin and earnings durability than on traffic or sales growth alone.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Copa

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CPA. Corient Private Wealth LP grew its stake in shares of Copa by 243.2% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 31,232 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $4,859,000 after buying an additional 22,132 shares in the last quarter. VELA Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Copa by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. VELA Investment Management LLC now owns 39,972 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $6,218,000 after buying an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Copa during the 2nd quarter valued at about $266,000. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of Copa in the 2nd quarter valued at about $4,853,000. Finally, Triumph Capital Management lifted its holdings in shares of Copa by 26.7% in the 2nd quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 570 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $89,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.09% of the company’s stock.

Copa Stock Down 1.0%

CPA opened at $129.99 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $142.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $133.37. Copa has a 52 week low of $107.44 and a 52 week high of $160.46. The company has a market capitalization of $5.35 billion, a PE ratio of 8.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72.

Copa (NYSE:CPA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Saturday, August 8th. The transportation company reported $1.67 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.88 by ($0.21). Copa had a net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 22.40%. The firm had revenue of $1.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.08 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.61 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.7% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that Copa will post 15.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Copa Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Monday, August 31st will be paid a dividend of $1.71 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 31st. This represents a $6.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.3%. Copa’s dividend payout ratio is presently 44.97%.

About Copa

Copa Holdings, SA (NYSE:CPA) is a Panama‐based aviation holding company that provides passenger and cargo air transportation across the Americas and the Caribbean. Through its principal subsidiary, Copa Airlines, the company operates a modern fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft, offering scheduled flights that connect passengers through its Tocumen International Airport hub in Panama City. The company also offers dedicated cargo services under the Copa Cargo brand, leveraging belly hold capacity on its passenger flights to transport freight throughout its network.

The roots of Copa Holdings trace back to 1947, when Compañía Panameña de Aviación began operations as the flag carrier of Panama.