International Consolidated Airlines Group (OTCMKTS:ICAGY) and Corporacion America Airports (NYSE:CAAP) Head-To-Head Survey

Corporacion America Airports (NYSE:CAAP) and International Consolidated Airlines Group (OTCMKTS:ICAGY) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

13.0% of Corporacion America Airports shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of International Consolidated Airlines Group shares are held by institutional investors. 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Corporacion America Airports and International Consolidated Airlines Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corporacion America Airports	1	0	5	0	2.67
International Consolidated Airlines Group	1	2	4	0	2.43

Corporacion America Airports currently has a consensus price target of $24.40, suggesting a potential downside of 3.75%. Given Corporacion America Airports’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Corporacion America Airports is more favorable than International Consolidated Airlines Group.

Profitability

This table compares Corporacion America Airports and International Consolidated Airlines Group’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%
International Consolidated Airlines Group	9.52%	84.18%	11.63%

Volatility & Risk

Corporacion America Airports has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Consolidated Airlines Group has a beta of 2, meaning that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Corporacion America Airports and International Consolidated Airlines Group”s 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	2.24	$282.67 million	$1.10	23.05
International Consolidated Airlines Group	$34.74 billion	0.70	$2.96 billion	$3.30	3.20

International Consolidated Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than Corporacion America Airports. International Consolidated Airlines Group 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.

Summary

International Consolidated Airlines Group beats Corporacion America Airports on 7 of the 13 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 International Consolidated Airlines Group

International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of passenger and cargo transportation services in the United Kingdom, Spain, the United States, and rest of the world. It also provides aircraft leasing, aircraft maintenance, tour operation, air freight operations, call centre, ground handling, trustee, retail, IT, finance, procurement, storage and custody, aircraft technical assistance, human resources support, and airport infrastructure development services; and manages airline loyalty programmes. The company operates under the British Airways, Iberia, Vueling, Aer Lingus, and LEVEL brands. It operates a fleet of 582 aircrafts. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Harmondsworth, United Kingdom.