Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for Copa Earnings

Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Copa in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now anticipates that the transportation company will earn $3.74 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $4.66. The consensus estimate for Copa’s current full-year earnings is $15.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Copa’s Q3 2025 earnings at $4.15 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.36 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $15.23 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $5.03 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.56 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.49 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $16.30 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on CPA. UBS Group raised their target price on Copa from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Copa in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Copa from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Copa currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $153.29.

Copa Stock Up 1.0 %

NYSE:CPA opened at $92.42 on Monday. Copa has a 52 week low of $80.01 and a 52 week high of $114.00. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $91.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $92.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60.

Copa (NYSE:CPA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The transportation company reported $3.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.84 by $0.15. Copa had a net margin of 17.67% and a return on equity of 26.70%.

Copa Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a $1.61 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $6.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.97%. Copa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 44.23%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Total Wealth Planning & Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Copa in the 4th quarter valued at $244,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its holdings in Copa by 342.4% in the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 11,900 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,046,000 after buying an additional 9,210 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP raised its stake in Copa by 45.4% in the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 186,900 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $16,425,000 after buying an additional 58,395 shares in the last quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC lifted its holdings in Copa by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC now owns 16,060 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,411,000 after buying an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in Copa by 8.4% in the fourth quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 5,658 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $497,000 after purchasing an additional 439 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.09% of the company’s stock.

Copa Company Profile

Copa Holdings, SA, through its subsidiaries, provides airline passenger and cargo services. The company offers approximately 375 daily scheduled flights to 82 destinations in 32 countries in North, Central, and South America, as well as the Caribbean from its Panama City hub. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of 106 aircraft comprising 76 Boeing 737-Next Generation aircraft, 29 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft, and one Boeing 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter.