Copa Holdings (CPA) closed the most recent trading day at $123.73, moving -1.28% from the previous trading session. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.23%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.34%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.8%.
Shares of the holding company for Panama's national airline witnessed a gain of 5.11% over the previous month, beating the performance of the Transportation sector with its loss of 0.62%, and the S&P 500's gain of 3.57%.
The upcoming earnings release of Copa Holdings will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on November 19, 2025. In that report, analysts expect Copa Holdings to post earnings of $4.03 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 15.14%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $916.15 million, up 7.19% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $16.52 per share and revenue of $3.61 billion, which would represent changes of +13.46% and +4.71%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Copa Holdings. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 0.06% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Copa Holdings currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, Copa Holdings is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 7.59. This expresses a discount compared to the average Forward P/E of 10.16 of its industry.
Meanwhile, CPA's PEG ratio is currently 1.09. The PEG ratio bears resemblance to the frequently used P/E ratio, but this parameter also includes the company's expected earnings growth trajectory. The Transportation - Airline industry had an average PEG ratio of 0.75 as trading concluded yesterday.
The Transportation - Airline industry is part of the Transportation sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 147, which puts it in the bottom 41% of all 250+ industries.
The strength of our individual industry groups is measured by the Zacks Industry Rank, which is calculated based on the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within these groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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