Financial Survey: Corporacion America Airports (NYSE:CAAP) versus Thai Airways International PCL (OTCMKTS:TAWNF)

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

Volatility and Risk

Corporacion America Airports has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Thai Airways International PCL has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Corporacion America Airports and Thai Airways International PCL”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	$1.96 billion	2.05	$247.72 million	$1.54	15.84
Thai Airways International PCL	$4.76 billion	0.08	$809.18 million	N/A	N/A

Thai Airways International PCL has higher revenue and earnings than Corporacion America Airports.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Profitability

This table compares Corporacion America Airports and Thai Airways International PCL’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%
Thai Airways International PCL	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Corporacion America Airports and Thai Airways International PCL, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corporacion America Airports	1	1	5	0	2.57
Thai Airways International PCL	0	0	0	0	0.00

Corporacion America Airports presently has a consensus price target of $27.84, suggesting a potential upside of 14.14%. Given Corporacion America Airports’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Corporacion America Airports is more favorable than Thai Airways International PCL.

Summary

Corporacion America Airports beats Thai Airways International PCL on 8 of the 10 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 Thai Airways International PCL

Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in airlines business in Thailand and internationally. It operates through three segments: Air Transportation Activities, Business Units, and Other Activities. The Air Transportation Activities segment provides passenger, freight, and mail services. The Business Units segment offers cargo and mail commercial, ground customer, ground support equipment, and catering services. The Other Activities segment provides transportation supporting activities, which include flight management services, sale of duty-free goods, and sale of souvenir products from maintenance division. It also offers tourism, specialized personnel, information technology, and aviation training services for the travel sector. Thai Airways International Public Company Limited was founded in 1959 and is based in Bangkok, Thailand.