Copa (CPA) Competitors $118.79 +1.01 (+0.86%) Closing price 09/18/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$118.22 -0.57 (-0.48%) As of 08:20 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CPA vs. AAL, ALGT, SKYW, UAL, ALK, DAL, GATX, WAB, LUV, and JBLUShould you be buying Copa stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Copa include American Airlines Group (AAL), Allegiant Travel (ALGT), SkyWest (SKYW), United Airlines (UAL), Alaska Air Group (ALK), Delta Air Lines (DAL), GATX (GATX), Wabtec (WAB), Southwest Airlines (LUV), and JetBlue Airways (JBLU). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector. Copa vs. Its Competitors American Airlines Group Allegiant Travel SkyWest United Airlines Alaska Air Group Delta Air Lines GATX Wabtec Southwest Airlines JetBlue Airways American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) and Copa (NYSE:CPA) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer AAL or CPA? In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 11 more articles in the media than Copa. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for American Airlines Group and 5 mentions for Copa. Copa's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat American Airlines Group's score of 0.78 indicating that Copa is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Airlines Group 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Copa 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend AAL or CPA? American Airlines Group presently has a consensus price target of $16.59, indicating a potential upside of 31.86%. Copa has a consensus price target of $154.40, indicating a potential upside of 29.97%. Given American Airlines Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe American Airlines Group is more favorable than Copa.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Airlines Group 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.61Copa 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AAL or CPA? American Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than Copa. Copa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Airlines Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Airlines Group$54.25B0.15$846M$0.8015.73Copa$3.48B1.41$608.11M$15.387.72 Do insiders & institutionals believe in AAL or CPA? 52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.1% of Copa shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AAL or CPA more profitable? Copa has a net margin of 18.36% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of 1.05%. Copa's return on equity of 26.22% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Airlines Group1.05% -24.55% 1.68% Copa 18.36%26.22%11.09% Which has more risk and volatility, AAL or CPA? American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Copa has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AAL or CPA a better dividend stock? American Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Copa pays an annual dividend of $6.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. American Airlines Group pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Copa pays out 41.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Copa has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Copa is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryCopa beats American Airlines Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Copa News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CPA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CPA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCopaTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.85B$7.96B$7.16B$21.54BDividend Yield5.54%8,199.47%940.00%3.50%P/E Ratio7.7210.3413.7630.17Price / Sales1.412,639.47475.1575.23Price / Cash5.165.288.0224.62Price / Book2.062.822.454.58Net Income$608.11M$587.12M$556.72M$1.00B7 Day Performance0.42%-1.83%4.92%1.52%1 Month Performance3.41%1.32%8.55%5.96%1 Year Performance29.41%68.95%7.23%14.24% Copa Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CPACopa4.8192 of 5 stars$118.79+0.9%$154.40+30.0%+31.5%$4.85B$3.48B7.727,909Positive NewsAALAmerican Airlines Group4.3432 of 5 stars$12.95-1.0%$16.94+30.8%+14.1%$8.63B$54.21B16.19133,300ALGTAllegiant Travel3.6843 of 5 stars$62.54-3.1%$64.33+2.9%+45.9%$1.18B$2.51B-3.925,991Positive NewsSKYWSkyWest4.481 of 5 stars$109.42-8.2%$126.75+15.8%+30.6%$4.81B$3.53B11.1314,610High Trading VolumeUALUnited Airlines4.3073 of 5 stars$107.77+1.1%$111.43+3.4%+99.0%$34.51B$57.06B10.80107,300ALKAlaska Air Group4.7408 of 5 stars$63.70+0.9%$68.00+6.8%+44.3%$7.28B$11.74B25.8933,941Analyst ForecastDALDelta Air Lines4.6778 of 5 stars$61.74+0.9%$66.21+7.2%+26.8%$39.95B$61.64B8.95100,000GATXGATX2.3446 of 5 stars$167.79+0.1%$177.67+5.9%+25.8%$5.97B$1.59B19.202,150WABWabtec4.5769 of 5 stars$190.76-1.3%$222.57+16.7%+9.6%$33.02B$10.39B28.4729,500Insider TradeLUVSouthwest Airlines4.3856 of 5 stars$31.69+1.0%$33.06+4.3%+11.7%$16.49B$27.48B48.0272,450JBLUJetBlue Airways2.4269 of 5 stars$5.18+2.0%$5.16-0.4%-11.0%$1.85B$9.14B-4.7122,793 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AAL Alternatives ALGT Alternatives SKYW Alternatives UAL Alternatives ALK Alternatives DAL Alternatives GATX Alternatives WAB Alternatives LUV Alternatives JBLU Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CPA) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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