Cathay Pacific Airways (OTCMKTS:CPCAY) versus ANA (OTCMKTS:ALNPY) Head to Head Comparison

Cathay Pacific Airways (OTCMKTS:CPCAY) and ANA (OTCMKTS:ALNPY) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Cathay Pacific Airways and ANA’s 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
ANA	6.65%	13.79%	4.60%

Risk & Volatility

Cathay Pacific Airways has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ANA has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cathay Pacific Airways and ANA”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cathay Pacific Airways	$14.98 billion	0.72	$1.39 billion	N/A	N/A
ANA	$16.87 billion	0.48	$1.12 billion	$0.44	7.95

Cathay Pacific Airways has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ANA.

Dividends

Cathay Pacific Airways pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. ANA pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. ANA pays out 13.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Cathay Pacific Airways and ANA, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cathay Pacific Airways	1	1	0	0	1.50
ANA	0	2	0	0	2.00

Summary

ANA beats Cathay Pacific Airways on 6 of the 10 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 ANA

ANA Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides air transportation services in Japan and internationally. It operates through Air Transportation, Aviation-Related Business, Travel Business, and Trading Business segments. The Air Transportation segment offers regular and irregular air transport of passengers, cargo, etc. on domestic and international routes. The Aviation-Related Business segment provides services incidental to air transportation, such as airport handling and maintenance. The Travel Business develops and sells travel products, as well as plans and sells package travel products. The Trading Business imports and exports aviation-related materials, as well as sells through stores and mail-order channels. The company was formerly known as All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. and changed its name to ANA Holdings Inc. in April 2013. ANA Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Minato, Japan.