ANA (OTCMKTS:ALNPY – Get Free Report) and Corporacion America Airports (NYSE:CAAP – Get Free Report) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
13.0% of Corporacion America Airports shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares ANA and Corporacion America Airports’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ANA | 6.47% | 12.84% | 4.23% |
| Corporacion America Airports | 9.39% | 11.64% | 4.20% |
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ANA | $14.85 billion | 0.61 | $1.01 billion | $0.42 | 9.24 |
| Corporacion America Airports | $1.84 billion | N/A | $282.67 million | $1.10 | 24.32 |
ANA has higher revenue and earnings than Corporacion America Airports. ANA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corporacion America Airports, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
ANA has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corporacion America Airports has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for ANA and Corporacion America Airports, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ANA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Corporacion America Airports | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.63 |
Corporacion America Airports has a consensus target price of $26.60, indicating a potential downside of 0.56%. Given Corporacion America Airports’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Corporacion America Airports is more favorable than ANA.
Summary
Corporacion America Airports beats ANA on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ANA
ANA Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides air transportation services in Japan and internationally. It operates through Air Transportation, Aviation-Related Business, Travel Business, and Trading Business segments. The Air Transportation segment offers regular and irregular air transport of passengers, cargo, etc. on domestic and international routes. The Aviation-Related Business segment provides services incidental to air transportation, such as airport handling and maintenance. The Travel Business develops and sells travel products, as well as plans and sells package travel products. The Trading Business imports and exports aviation-related materials, as well as sells through stores and mail-order channels. The company was formerly known as All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. and changed its name to ANA Holdings Inc. in April 2013. ANA Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Minato, Japan.
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.
Receive News & Ratings for ANA Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for ANA and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
