Copa (CPA) Competitors $117.12 +2.19 (+1.91%) Closing price 09/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$117.25 +0.13 (+0.11%) As of 09/11/2025 06:48 PM 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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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$54.21B0.16$846M$0.8016.19Copa$3.44B1.40$608.11M$15.387.62 Do analysts rate AAL or CPA? American Airlines Group currently has a consensus target price of $16.94, suggesting a potential upside of 30.82%. Copa has a consensus target price of $154.40, suggesting a potential upside of 31.83%. Given Copa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Copa is more favorable than American Airlines Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Airlines Group 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58Copa 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17 Which has more volatility & risk, AAL or CPA? American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Copa has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor AAL or CPA? In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 9 more articles in the media than Copa. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for American Airlines Group and 8 mentions for Copa. Copa's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat American Airlines Group's score of 1.27 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 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Copa 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AAL or CPA? 52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.1% of Copa shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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% SummaryCopa beats American Airlines Group on 9 of the 17 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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$4.73B$8.06B$7.19B$21.47BDividend Yield5.60%8,199.46%949.04%3.51%P/E Ratio7.6210.4513.8129.94Price / Sales1.402,468.61456.0850.57Price / Cash5.045.357.9224.51Price / Book2.032.862.234.60Net Income$608.11M$587.12M$562.43M$999.91M7 Day Performance-0.52%-0.34%1.31%1.28%1 Month Performance-2.88%6.25%4.86%5.31%1 Year Performance32.43%85.36%11.79%16.45% Copa Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CPACopa4.8766 of 5 stars$117.12+1.9%$154.40+31.8%+33.3%$4.73B$3.44B7.627,909News CoveragePositive NewsAALAmerican Airlines Group4.1287 of 5 stars$13.37+0.9%$16.94+26.7%+20.2%$8.82B$54.21B16.71133,300Positive NewsALGTAllegiant Travel3.4819 of 5 stars$62.66+0.6%$64.33+2.7%+56.9%$1.15B$2.51B-3.935,991Positive NewsSKYWSkyWest4.3945 of 5 stars$121.40-0.9%$126.75+4.4%+46.8%$4.90B$3.53B12.3514,610Positive NewsUALUnited Airlines4.1509 of 5 stars$105.00-0.1%$111.43+6.1%+125.6%$33.99B$57.06B10.52107,300Positive NewsALKAlaska Air Group4.1004 of 5 stars$62.84-0.5%$68.00+8.2%+61.5%$7.24B$11.74B25.5433,941Positive NewsOptions VolumeDALDelta Air Lines4.6596 of 5 stars$61.84-0.2%$66.21+7.1%+36.6%$40.34B$61.64B8.96100,000Trending NewsGATXGATX2.2153 of 5 stars$168.42-1.0%$177.67+5.5%+28.9%$5.99B$1.59B19.272,150Positive NewsWABWabtec4.5414 of 5 stars$193.33-0.9%$222.57+15.1%+16.7%$33.08B$10.39B28.8529,500LUVSouthwest Airlines4.3181 of 5 stars$32.94-0.1%$33.06+0.4%+10.4%$17.28B$27.48B49.9172,450Positive NewsJBLUJetBlue Airways2.3065 of 5 stars$5.35+2.3%$5.16-3.6%-8.0%$1.95B$9.28B-4.8622,793Trending NewsAnalyst Revision 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 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink you missed gold’s boom? 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