Corporacion America Airports (NYSE:CAAP – Get Free Report) and Air France-KLM (OTCMKTS:AFLYY – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Corporacion America Airports and Air France-KLM, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Corporacion America Airports | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.63 |
| Air France-KLM | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2.50 |
Corporacion America Airports presently has a consensus target price of $26.60, indicating a potential downside of 2.04%. Given Corporacion America Airports’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Corporacion America Airports is more favorable than Air France-KLM.
Volatility and Risk
Institutional and Insider Ownership
13.0% of Corporacion America Airports shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of Air France-KLM shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Corporacion America Airports and Air France-KLM”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Corporacion America Airports | $1.96 billion | 2.26 | $247.72 million | $1.54 | 17.63 |
| Air France-KLM | $28.08 billion | 0.11 | $1.80 billion | $0.66 | 1.80 |
Air France-KLM has higher revenue and earnings than Corporacion America Airports. Air France-KLM 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.
Profitability
This table compares Corporacion America Airports and Air France-KLM’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Corporacion America Airports | 12.59% | 15.93% | 5.79% |
| Air France-KLM | 5.00% | 100.70% | 4.33% |
Summary
Corporacion America Airports beats Air France-KLM on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Air France-KLM
Air France-KLM SA, together with its subsidiaries, provides passenger and cargo transportation services and aeronautical maintenance in Metropolitan France, Benelux, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Airframe maintenance, Engine Maintenance, and Component Support. It offers airframe maintenance, electronic, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and other services. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Paris, France.
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