Critical Comparison: Cathay Pacific Airways (OTCMKTS:CPCAY) vs. Corporacion America Airports (NYSE:CAAP)

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

Volatility & Risk

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Corporacion America Airports and Cathay Pacific Airways, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Corporacion America Airports presently has a consensus price target of $24.40, indicating a potential downside of 6.72%. Given Corporacion America Airports’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Corporacion America Airports is more favorable than Cathay Pacific Airways.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Corporacion America Airports	$1.87 billion	2.28	$282.67 million	$1.10	23.78
Cathay Pacific Airways	$13.38 billion	0.81	$1.23 billion	N/A	N/A

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

12.9% of Corporacion America Airports shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

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

Summary

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

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.

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.