Contrasting Corporacion America Airports (NYSE:CAAP) and easyjet (OTCMKTS:EJTTF)

easyjet (OTCMKTS:EJTTF) and Corporacion America Airports (NYSE:CAAP) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
easyjet	0	0	0	1	4.00
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 10.53%. Given Corporacion America Airports’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Corporacion America Airports is more favorable than easyjet.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
easyjet	N/A	N/A	N/A
Corporacion America Airports	9.39%	11.64%	4.20%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

12.9% of Corporacion America Airports shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

easyjet has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares easyjet and Corporacion America Airports”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
easyjet	$13.20 billion	0.40	$645.16 million	N/A	N/A
Corporacion America Airports	$1.87 billion	2.59	$282.67 million	$1.10	27.03

easyjet has higher revenue and earnings than Corporacion America Airports.

Summary

Corporacion America Airports beats easyjet on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About easyjet

easyJet plc operates as a low-cost airline carrier in Europe. The company engages in the provision of holiday packages; aircraft trading and leasing activities; development of building projects; financing and insurance business; and tour operator activities. easyJet plc was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Luton, the United Kingdom.

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.