Copa (CPA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Copa Holdings, S.A. is a Panama-based airline holding company whose principal subsidiary is Copa Airlines, a commercial carrier serving destinations throughout the Americas. The company provides scheduled passenger and cargo air transportation, connecting Panama and other Latin American markets with destinations in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean.

Copa Airlines operates its primary hub at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City. The hub supports the airline’s “Hub of the Americas” network, allowing passengers to connect between cities across the region. The company also operates Copa Airlines Colombia, formerly known as AeroRepublica, and its group includes Wingo, a low-cost carrier serving selected markets in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Compañía Panameña de Aviación was founded in 1947, and Copa Airlines has grown into one of the region’s prominent international carriers. Copa Holdings is led by Pedro Heilbron, who serves as chief executive officer and has held senior leadership roles with the airline for many years.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $131.91 to $135.51
• 50-Day Range: $125.08 to $138.59
• 52-Week Range: $107.44 to $160.46
• Volume: 180,815 shs
• Average Volume: 348,467 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.46 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.72
• Dividend Yield: 5.16%
• Price Target: $172.20
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Copa Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Copa scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 68th out of 660 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 29.8% upside from its current price of $132.68.

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: 30.65%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Copa are expected to grow by 30.65% in the coming year, from $14.78 to $19.31 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Copa is 8.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.71.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Copa is 8.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.58.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Copa has a PEG Ratio of 1.28. 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 1.97. 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

3.79% 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 4.07.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Copa has recently increased by 5.12%, 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 5.11%, 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 35.42% next year. This indicates that Copa will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.43

News Sentiment

Copa has a news sentiment score of 0.43. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Copa this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 8 people have searched for CPA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -11% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Copa to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% 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: 10/17/2026
• 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: copa.gcs-web.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: +29.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $15.21
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.98
• P/E Growth: 1.27
• 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: 1.51
• Cash Flow: $25.18 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.27
• Book Value: $67.46 per share
• Price / Book: 1.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 41,140,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $5.46 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.05