Head-To-Head Review: Corporacion America Airports (NYSE:CAAP) versus KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (OTCMKTS:KLMR)

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Corporacion America Airports and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines”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	$1.84 billion	1.57	$282.67 million	$0.85	20.89
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	$13.72 billion	N/A	$74.67 million	N/A	N/A

Corporacion America Airports has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Risk & 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, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has a beta of 304.82, suggesting that its stock price is 30,382% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Corporacion America Airports and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines’ 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%
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

13.0% of Corporacion America Airports shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Corporacion America Airports and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corporacion America Airports	1	0	4	0	2.60
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	0	0	0	0	0.00

Corporacion America Airports currently has a consensus target price of $23.20, suggesting a potential upside of 30.67%. Given Corporacion America Airports’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Corporacion America Airports is more favorable than KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Summary

Corporacion America Airports beats KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 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 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, together with its subsidiaries, provides passengers and cargo air transportation, aircraft maintenance, leisure, and other services in the Netherlands and internationally. The company operates through Network, Maintenance, Leisure, and Other segments. It also provides engine, component, and airframe maintenance services to other airlines and clients; and catering and handling services to third-party airlines and clients. In addition, the company sells cargo capacity to third parties. Further, it operates charter and scheduled flights through transavia.com. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is a subsidiary of Air France KLM S.A.