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CPA vs. AAL, ALGT, SKYW, ALK, and GATX

Should you buy Copa stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Copa with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Copa include American Airlines Group (AAL), Allegiant Travel (ALGT), SkyWest (SKYW), Alaska Air Group (ALK), and GATX (GATX). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.

How does Copa compare to American Airlines Group?

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) and Copa (NYSE:CPA) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Copa has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.

Copa has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Airlines Group. 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 Ratio
American Airlines Group$54.63B0.20$111M$0.3152.61
Copa$3.62B1.64$671.65M$17.158.42

In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 28 more articles in the media than Copa. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for American Airlines Group and 9 mentions for Copa. Copa's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat American Airlines Group's score of 0.58 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
18 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
4 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Copa
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.1% of Copa shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of American Airlines Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Copa has a net margin of 18.76% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of 0.36%. Copa's return on equity of 26.01% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
American Airlines Group0.36% -9.11% 0.57%
Copa 18.76%26.01%10.98%

American Airlines Group presently has a consensus price target of $19.37, indicating a potential upside of 18.75%. Copa has a consensus price target of $168.91, indicating a potential upside of 16.99%. Given American Airlines Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Airlines Group is more favorable than Copa.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
American Airlines Group
2 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.30
Copa
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Copa beats American Airlines Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Copa compare to Allegiant Travel?

Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ:ALGT) 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 earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Copa has higher revenue and earnings than Allegiant Travel. Allegiant Travel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Copa, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Allegiant Travel$2.61B0.76-$44.70M-$2.00N/A
Copa$3.62B1.64$671.65M$17.158.42

85.8% of Allegiant Travel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.1% of Copa shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Allegiant Travel shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Allegiant Travel has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Copa has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.

Allegiant Travel presently has a consensus price target of $128.08, suggesting a potential upside of 19.82%. Copa has a consensus price target of $168.91, suggesting a potential upside of 16.99%. Given Allegiant Travel's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Allegiant Travel is more favorable than Copa.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Allegiant Travel
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Copa
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Copa has a net margin of 18.76% compared to Allegiant Travel's net margin of -1.30%. Copa's return on equity of 26.01% beat Allegiant Travel's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Allegiant Travel-1.30% 10.07% 2.44%
Copa 18.76%26.01%10.98%

In the previous week, Allegiant Travel had 5 more articles in the media than Copa. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Allegiant Travel and 9 mentions for Copa. Copa's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Allegiant Travel's score of 0.85 indicating that Copa is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Allegiant Travel
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Copa
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Copa beats Allegiant Travel on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Copa compare to SkyWest?

Copa (NYSE:CPA) and SkyWest (NASDAQ:SKYW) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Copa has a net margin of 18.76% compared to SkyWest's net margin of 10.42%. Copa's return on equity of 26.01% beat SkyWest's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Copa18.76% 26.01% 10.98%
SkyWest 10.42%15.55%5.73%

Copa currently has a consensus target price of $168.91, indicating a potential upside of 16.99%. SkyWest has a consensus target price of $121.17, indicating a potential upside of 23.92%. Given SkyWest's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SkyWest is more favorable than Copa.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Copa
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
SkyWest
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

Copa has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.Comparatively, SkyWest has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the broader market.

70.1% of Copa shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of SkyWest shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of SkyWest shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, SkyWest had 1 more articles in the media than Copa. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for SkyWest and 9 mentions for Copa. Copa's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat SkyWest's score of 0.27 indicating that Copa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Copa
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
SkyWest
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Copa has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SkyWest. Copa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SkyWest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Copa$3.62B1.64$671.65M$17.158.42
SkyWest$4.06B0.96$428.33M$10.439.37

Summary

Copa beats SkyWest on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Copa compare to Alaska Air Group?

Copa (NYSE:CPA) and Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and dividends.

Copa presently has a consensus price target of $168.91, indicating a potential upside of 16.99%. Alaska Air Group has a consensus price target of $67.12, indicating a potential upside of 43.52%. Given Alaska Air Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alaska Air Group is more favorable than Copa.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Copa
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Alaska Air Group
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64

Copa has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.Comparatively, Alaska Air Group has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

Copa has a net margin of 18.76% compared to Alaska Air Group's net margin of 0.51%. Copa's return on equity of 26.01% beat Alaska Air Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Copa18.76% 26.01% 10.98%
Alaska Air Group 0.51%4.96%0.97%

70.1% of Copa shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.9% of Alaska Air Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Alaska Air Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Alaska Air Group had 7 more articles in the media than Copa. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Alaska Air Group and 9 mentions for Copa. Copa's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Alaska Air Group's score of 0.61 indicating that Copa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Copa
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Alaska Air Group
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Copa has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Alaska Air Group. Copa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alaska Air Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Copa$3.62B1.64$671.65M$17.158.42
Alaska Air Group$14.24B0.37$100M$0.5388.24

Summary

Copa beats Alaska Air Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Copa compare to GATX?

Copa (NYSE:CPA) and GATX (NYSE:GATX) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Copa has higher revenue and earnings than GATX. Copa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GATX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Copa$3.62B1.64$671.65M$17.158.42
GATX$1.74B3.68$333.30M$9.3219.36

Copa pays an annual dividend of $6.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. GATX pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Copa pays out 39.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GATX pays out 28.3% 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 and GATX has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

70.1% of Copa shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of GATX shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of GATX shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Copa has a net margin of 18.76% compared to GATX's net margin of 17.88%. Copa's return on equity of 26.01% beat GATX's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Copa18.76% 26.01% 10.98%
GATX 17.88%10.31%2.09%

In the previous week, Copa had 7 more articles in the media than GATX. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Copa and 2 mentions for GATX. Copa's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat GATX's score of 0.00 indicating that Copa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Copa
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
GATX
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Copa has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.Comparatively, GATX has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

Copa presently has a consensus price target of $168.91, indicating a potential upside of 16.99%. GATX has a consensus price target of $218.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.84%. Given GATX's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GATX is more favorable than Copa.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Copa
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
GATX
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Copa beats GATX on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CPA vs. The Competition

MetricCopaTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.20B$9.93B$8.78B$23.46B
Dividend Yield4.54%7,989.70%974.02%4.02%
P/E Ratio8.4214.8824.6031.08
Price / Sales1.645.185.5719.77
Price / Cash5.986.358.4618.64
Price / Book2.142.302.244.77
Net Income$671.65M$744.52M$529.70M$1.06B
7 Day Performance-3.36%-4.00%0.30%-0.23%
1 Month Performance1.81%1.96%-3.20%-0.11%
1 Year Performance30.45%24.21%25.63%16.46%

Copa Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CPA
Copa
4.8614 of 5 stars
$144.39
-4.1%
$168.91
+17.0%
+30.7%$6.20B$3.62B8.428,565
AAL
American Airlines Group
4.2479 of 5 stars
$17.75
-0.9%
$18.89
+6.4%
+33.5%$11.85B$54.63B57.26139,100
ALGT
Allegiant Travel
4.5733 of 5 stars
$115.62
-2.6%
$119.42
+3.3%
+96.1%$2.19B$2.61BN/A5,616
SKYW
SkyWest
4.4686 of 5 stars
$98.75
+1.9%
$121.17
+22.7%
-12.5%$3.84B$4.06B9.4715,775
ALK
Alaska Air Group
3.7196 of 5 stars
$50.37
-1.4%
$65.58
+30.2%
-11.0%$5.69B$14.24B95.0435,951

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