Corporacion America Airports (NYSE:CAAP) versus Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) Head to Head Contrast

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Corporacion America Airports and Delta Air Lines, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corporacion America Airports	1	0	4	0	2.60
Delta Air Lines	0	0	20	1	3.05

Corporacion America Airports currently has a consensus target price of $23.20, suggesting a potential upside of 28.46%. Delta Air Lines has a consensus target price of $71.53, suggesting a potential upside of 19.82%. Given Corporacion America Airports’ higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Corporacion America Airports is more favorable than Delta Air Lines.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corporacion America Airports	7.53%	9.06%	3.25%
Delta Air Lines	7.36%	23.83%	5.14%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

13.0% of Corporacion America Airports shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.9% of Delta Air Lines shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Delta Air Lines shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Corporacion America Airports	$1.84 billion	1.60	$282.67 million	$0.85	21.25
Delta Air Lines	$61.64 billion	0.63	$3.46 billion	$7.10	8.41

Delta Air Lines has higher revenue and earnings than Corporacion America Airports. Delta Air Lines 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.

Risk and Volatility

Corporacion America Airports has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Delta Air Lines has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Delta Air Lines beats Corporacion America Airports on 11 of the 15 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 Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines, Inc. provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Airline and Refinery. Its domestic network centered on core hubs in Atlanta, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Detroit, and Salt Lake City, as well as coastal hub positions in Boston, Los Angeles, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, and Seattle; and international network centered on hubs and market presence in Amsterdam, Bogota, Lima, Mexico City, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Sao Paulo, Seoul-Incheon, and Tokyo. The company sells its tickets through various distribution channels, including delta.com and the Fly Delta app; acts as a reservations specialists; and operates online travel and traditional brick and mortar agencies. It also provides aircraft maintenance and engineering support, repair, and overhaul services; and vacation packages to third-party consumers. The company operates through a fleet of approximately 1,273 aircrafts. Delta Air Lines, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.