China Eastern Airlines (OTCMKTS:CHEAF – Get Free Report) and Copa (NYSE:CPA – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for China Eastern Airlines and Copa, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| China Eastern Airlines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Copa | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.14 |
Copa has a consensus target price of $134.30, suggesting a potential upside of 63.82%. Given Copa’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Copa is more favorable than China Eastern Airlines.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
Profitability
This table compares China Eastern Airlines and Copa’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| China Eastern Airlines | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Copa | 10.17% | 40.02% | 12.55% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares China Eastern Airlines and Copa’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| China Eastern Airlines | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Copa | $3.38 billion | 0.96 | $348.05 million | $8.67 | 9.46 |
Copa has higher revenue and earnings than China Eastern Airlines.
Summary
Copa beats China Eastern Airlines on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About China Eastern Airlines
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates in the civil aviation industry in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and internationally. The company offers passenger, cargo, mail delivery, ground, tour operations, air catering, and other miscellaneous services. It is also involved in flight training; airline maintenance; the provision of import and export, investment, leasing, and consultation; business aviation; e-commerce platform and ticket agent; and property management services, as well as the research and development of technology and products in the field of aviation; and sale of goods. As of December 31, 2022, the company operated a fleet of 778 aircraft, including 775 passenger aircraft and 3 business aircraft. China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.
About Copa
Copa Holdings, S.A., through its subsidiaries, provides airline passenger and cargo services. The company offers approximately 327 daily scheduled flights to 78 destinations in 32 countries in North, Central, and South America, as well as the Caribbean from its Panama City hub. As of December 31, 2022, it operated a fleet of 97 aircraft comprising 67 Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft, 9 Boeing 737-700 Next Generation aircraft, 1 Boeing 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter, and 20 737-MAX aircraft. The company was founded in 1947 and is based in Panama City, Panama.
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