Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) and The Competition Financial Comparison

Corporacion America Airports (NYSE:CAAP) is one of 37 publicly-traded companies in the “TRANS – AIRLINE” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Corporacion America Airports to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Corporacion America Airports and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Corporacion America Airports	$1.84 billion	$282.67 million	22.95
Corporacion America Airports Competitors	$13.84 billion	$608.23 million	1.69

Corporacion America Airports’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Corporacion America Airports. Corporacion America Airports is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

Corporacion America Airports has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corporacion America Airports’ competitors have a beta of 1.65, meaning that their average share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

13.0% of Corporacion America Airports shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of shares of all “TRANS – AIRLINE” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of shares of all “TRANS – AIRLINE” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Corporacion America Airports and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corporacion America Airports	0	0	3	0	3.00
Corporacion America Airports Competitors	544	2037	3099	197	2.50

Corporacion America Airports currently has a consensus target price of $22.53, indicating a potential upside of 14.15%. As a group, “TRANS – AIRLINE” companies have a potential upside of 46.51%. Given Corporacion America Airports’ competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Corporacion America Airports has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Corporacion America Airports and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corporacion America Airports	7.84%	9.33%	3.31%
Corporacion America Airports Competitors	-15,964.58%	18.79%	1.98%

Summary

Corporacion America Airports competitors beat Corporacion America Airports on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Corporacion America Airports Company Profile

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.