Corporacion America Airports (NYSE:CAAP – Get Free Report) and Air Canada (OTCMKTS:ACDVF – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
12.9% of Corporacion America Airports shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Corporacion America Airports and Air Canada, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Corporacion America Airports | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Air Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.50 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Corporacion America Airports and Air Canada”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Corporacion America Airports | $1.87 billion | 1.57 | $282.67 million | $0.85 | 21.16 |
| Air Canada | $16.24 billion | 0.25 | $1.26 billion | $2.74 | 5.01 |
Air Canada has higher revenue and earnings than Corporacion America Airports. Air Canada 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 Air Canada’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Corporacion America Airports | 7.53% | 9.06% | 3.25% |
| Air Canada | 6.83% | 45.69% | 3.62% |
Volatility & Risk
Corporacion America Airports has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Canada has a beta of 1.95, indicating that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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 Air Canada
Air Canada provides domestic, U.S. transborder, and international airline services. The company provides scheduled passenger services under the Air Canada Vacations and Air Canada Rouge brand names in the Canadian market, the Canada-U.S. transborder market, and in the international market to and from Canada, as well as through capacity purchase agreements on other regional carriers. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of 203 aircraft under the Air Canada brand name comprising 115 Airbus narrow-body aircraft, and 88 Airbus wide-body aircraft; 118 aircraft under the Air Canada Express brand name, including 25 Embraer 175, 15 Mitsubishi CRJ-200, 35 Mitsubishi CRJ-900, and 43 De Havilland Dash 8-400aircraft; and 40 aircraft under the Air Canada Rouge brand name consisting of 17 Airbus A321 aircraft, 5 Airbus A320 aircraft, and 18 Airbus A319 aircraft. The company provides air cargo services in approximately 50 countries, including Toronto, Halifax, St. John's, Miami, Atlanta, Dallas, Quito, Lima, San Juan, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Bogotá, Madrid, Frankfurt, Basel, and Liege. In addition, it develops, operates, markets, and distributes vacation travel packages in the Caribbean, Mexico, the United States, Europe, Central and South America, South Pacific, Australia, and Asia; offers cruise packages in North America, Europe, and the Caribbean; and provides travel loyalty programs. Air Canada was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Saint-Laurent, Canada.
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