Copa (NYSE:CPA) & AirMedia Group (NASDAQ:ANTE) Head-To-Head Survey

AirMedia Group (NASDAQ:ANTE) and Copa (NYSE:CPA) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for AirMedia Group and Copa, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AirMedia Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Copa	0	0	5	1	3.17

Copa has a consensus price target of $154.40, suggesting a potential upside of 30.85%. Given Copa’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Copa is more favorable than AirMedia Group.

Risk and Volatility

AirMedia Group has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Copa has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares AirMedia Group and Copa’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AirMedia Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Copa	18.36%	26.22%	11.09%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.0% of AirMedia Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.1% of Copa shares are held by institutional investors. 7.5% of AirMedia Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares AirMedia Group and Copa”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AirMedia Group	$340,000.00	221.69	-$13.65 million	N/A	N/A
Copa	$3.44 billion	1.41	$608.11 million	$15.38	7.67

Copa has higher revenue and earnings than AirMedia Group.

Summary

Copa beats AirMedia Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AirMedia Group

AirNet Technology Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates out-of-home advertising networks in the People's Republic of China. It provides in-flight solutions to connectivity, entertainment, and digital multimedia; in-flight entertainment and advertising contents, including sports, comedies, local attractions, reality shows, commentaries, documentaries, and copyrighted entertainment contents; and internet connections through a network of satellites and land-based beacons. The company also offers advertising time slots in the form of digital TV screens on airplanes; and media contents display in air travel. In addition, it operates CIBN-AirNet channel to broadcast network TV programs to air travelers. The company was formerly known as AirMedia Group Inc. and changed its name to AirNet Technology Inc. in May 2019. AirNet Technology Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

About Copa

Copa Holdings, S.A., through its subsidiaries, provides airline passenger and cargo services. The company offers approximately 375 daily scheduled flights to 82 destinations in 32 countries in North, Central, and South America, as well as the Caribbean from its Panama City hub. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of 106 aircraft comprising 76 Boeing 737-Next Generation aircraft, 29 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft, and one Boeing 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter. The company was founded in 1947 and is based in Panama City, Panama.