Corporacion America Airports (NYSE:CAAP) & Atlantia (OTCMKTS:ATASY) Critical Contrast

Atlantia (OTCMKTS:ATASY) and Corporacion America Airports (NYSE:CAAP) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Atlantia and Corporacion America Airports, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlantia	0	0	0	0	0.00
Corporacion America Airports	0	2	4	0	2.67

Corporacion America Airports has a consensus price target of $30.12, indicating a potential upside of 22.26%. Given Corporacion America Airports’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Corporacion America Airports is more favorable than Atlantia.

Volatility & Risk

Atlantia has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corporacion America Airports has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Atlantia and Corporacion America Airports”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlantia	$8.42 billion	2.34	$740.62 million	N/A	N/A
Corporacion America Airports	$2.12 billion	1.92	$247.72 million	$1.78	13.84

Atlantia has higher revenue and earnings than Corporacion America Airports.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

12.9% of Corporacion America Airports shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Atlantia pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Corporacion America Airports pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Corporacion America Airports pays out 50.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Atlantia and Corporacion America Airports’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlantia	N/A	N/A	N/A
Corporacion America Airports	13.58%	16.69%	6.33%

Summary

Corporacion America Airports beats Atlantia on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Atlantia

Atlantia SpA, through its subsidiaries, engages in the construction and operation of motorways, airports and transport infrastructure, parking areas, and intermodal systems worldwide. It operates and manages approximately 13,000 kilometers of toll motorways. The company manages, maintains, constructs, and widens related motorways operated under concession; and provides support for the Italian motorway operators. It also operates and expands Rome's Fiumicino and Ciampino airports; and operates the airports of Nice, Cannes-Mandelieu, and Saint-Tropez. In addition, the company engages in the design, project management, controlling, and maintenance of road and airport infrastructures; and operation of toll payment systems, as well as provides assistance and toll management services. Further, it operates free-flow tolling systems, traffic and transport management systems, and electronic payment systems. Additionally, the company offers insurance brokerage, as well as engineering services. Atlantia SpA was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy.

About Corporacion America Airports

Corporación América Airports S.A., through its subsidiaries, acquires, develops, and operates airport concessions. It operates 52 airports in Latin America, Europe, and Eurasia. The company was formerly known as A.C.I. Airports International S.à r.l. and changed its name to Corporación América Airports S.A. in September 2017. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Corporación América Airports S.A. is a subsidiary of A.C.I. Airports S.à r.l.