Copa (CPA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Copa Holdings, S.A. is a Panama-based airline holding company whose principal subsidiary is Compañía Panameña de Aviación, S.A., known as Copa Airlines. The company provides scheduled passenger air transportation, connecting Panama and other destinations across North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Copa also offers related cargo transportation services.

Copa Airlines operates its primary hub at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, which serves as a connecting point for travel throughout the Americas. The airline’s services include regional and international flights, as well as the ConnectMiles frequent-flyer program. Copa Holdings also owns Copa Airlines Colombia, formerly known as Aero República, which provides domestic and international service from Colombia.

Copa Airlines traces its origins to 1947, when Compañía Panameña de Aviación began operations in Panama. The company expanded its international network over time and became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CPA. Copa Holdings is led by Chief Executive Officer Pedro Heilbron.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $129.74 to $131.45
• 50-Day Range: $125.08 to $150.67
• 52-Week Range: $107.44 to $160.46
• Volume: 326,767 shs
• Average Volume: 383,224 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.39 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.62
• Dividend Yield: 5.22%
• Price Target: $172.20
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Copa Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Copa scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 32nd out of 662 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Copa has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 10 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Copa has a consensus price target of $172.20, representing about 31.3% upside from its current price of $131.13.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Copa has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 29.24%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Copa are expected to grow by 29.24% in the coming year, from $15.22 to $19.67 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Copa is 8.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Copa is 8.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.52.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Copa has a PEG Ratio of 1.17. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Copa has a P/B Ratio of 1.94. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.65% of the float of Copa has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Copa has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.63.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Copa has recently increased by 7.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Copa is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.44%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Copa has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Copa is 44.97%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Copa will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.77% next year. This indicates that Copa will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.87

News Sentiment

Copa has a news sentiment score of 0.87. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Copa this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for CPA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 13% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Copa to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Copa insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.09% of the stock of Copa is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/08/2026
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Today: 9/17/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Passenger Airlines
• Sub-Industry: Passenger Airlines
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CPA
• CIK: 1345105
• Web: www.copaair.com
• Phone: 5075073042774
• Fax: 507-304-2535
• Employees: 8,565
• Year Founded: 1947

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Copa: $172.20
• High Price Target: $190.00
• Low Price Target: $140.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +31.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $15.21
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.62
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.62
• P/E Growth: 1.17
• Net Income: $671.65 million
• Net Margins: 15.71%
• Pretax Margin: 18.03%
• Return on Equity: 22.40%
• Return on Assets: 9.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.72
• Current Ratio: 1.06
• Quick Ratio: 0.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.62 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.49
• Cash Flow: $26.28 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.99
• Book Value: $67.46 per share
• Price / Book: 1.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 41,140,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $5.39 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.99