Contrasting Beijing Capital International Airport (OTCMKTS:BJCHF) & Corporacion America Airports (NYSE:CAAP)

Corporacion America Airports (NYSE:CAAP) and Beijing Capital International Airport (OTCMKTS:BJCHF) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

13.0% of Corporacion America Airports shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of Beijing Capital International Airport shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Corporacion America Airports and Beijing Capital International Airport, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corporacion America Airports	0	2	4	0	2.67
Beijing Capital International Airport	0	0	0	0	0.00

Corporacion America Airports currently has a consensus price target of $30.12, indicating a potential upside of 27.59%. Given Corporacion America Airports’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Corporacion America Airports is more favorable than Beijing Capital International Airport.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Corporacion America Airports and Beijing Capital International Airport”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Corporacion America Airports	$1.96 billion	1.99	$247.72 million	$1.78	13.26
Beijing Capital International Airport	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.31	0.57

Corporacion America Airports has higher revenue and earnings than Beijing Capital International Airport. Beijing Capital International Airport is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corporacion America Airports, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Corporacion America Airports and Beijing Capital International Airport’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corporacion America Airports	13.58%	16.69%	6.33%
Beijing Capital International Airport	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Corporacion America Airports beats Beijing Capital International Airport on 10 of the 10 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 Beijing Capital International Airport

Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited engages in the aeronautical and non-aeronautical businesses at the Beijing Capital Airport in the People's Republic of China. The company's aeronautical business is involved in the provision of aircraft landings and take-offs; passenger service facilities; ground support services; and firefighting services for domestic and foreign air transportation enterprises. Its non-aeronautical business includes the franchise-based operation of ground handling agent services for domestic and foreign airliners; in-flight catering services; duty free and other retail shops in the terminals, as well as restaurants and other catering businesses in terminals; leasing advertising spaces inside and outside the terminals; and other businesses. The company's non-aeronautical business also comprises the leasing of properties in the terminals; provision of car parking services; and provision of ground handling facilities for ground handling agent companies. As of December 31, 2023, the company had 82 airliners operating fixed commercial flights at the Beijing Capital Airport, including 25 domestic airliners and 57 airliners from foreign countries; and operated 221 flight points linking with the Beijing Capital Airport, including 138 domestic flight points and 85 international flight points. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China. Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited is a subsidiary of Capital Airports Holdings Co., Ltd.