Financial Contrast: Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) versus Corporacion America Airports (NYSE:CAAP)

Corporacion America Airports (NYSE:CAAP) and Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Volatility & Risk

Corporacion America Airports has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryanair has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Corporacion America Airports and Ryanair, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corporacion America Airports	1	1	6	0	2.63
Ryanair	0	5	6	1	2.67

Corporacion America Airports presently has a consensus target price of $26.60, suggesting a potential upside of 8.42%. Ryanair has a consensus target price of $75.67, suggesting a potential upside of 23.57%. Given Ryanair’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ryanair is more favorable than Corporacion America Airports.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

13.0% of Corporacion America Airports shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.7% of Ryanair shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Corporacion America Airports and Ryanair”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Corporacion America Airports	$1.84 billion	N/A	$282.67 million	$1.10	22.30
Ryanair	$14.98 billion	2.14	$1.73 billion	$4.98	12.30

Ryanair has higher revenue and earnings than Corporacion America Airports. Ryanair 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 Ryanair’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corporacion America Airports	9.39%	11.64%	4.20%
Ryanair	15.04%	29.76%	14.14%

Summary

Ryanair beats Corporacion America Airports on 11 of the 12 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 Ryanair

Ryanair Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides scheduled-passenger airline services in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, and internationally. It is also involved in the provision of various ancillary services, such as non-flight scheduled and Internet-related services, as well as in-flight sale of beverages, food, duty-free, and merchandise; and markets car hire, travel insurance, and accommodation services through its website and mobile app. In addition, the company offers aircraft and passenger handling, ticketing, and maintenance and repair services; and markets car parking, fast-track, airport transfers, attractions, and activities on its website and mobile app, as well as sells gift vouchers. Ryanair Holdings plc was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Swords, Ireland.