Copa Holdings, S.A. Forecasted to Post Q4 2025 Earnings of $3.19 Per Share (NYSE:CPA)

Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Copa in a report released on Thursday, March 28th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now forecasts that the transportation company will post earnings of $3.19 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $3.13. The consensus estimate for Copa’s current full-year earnings is $16.11 per share.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. StockNews.com lowered Copa from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 12th. TheStreet upgraded Copa from a “c+” rating to a “b” rating in a research note on Monday, December 18th.

Copa Trading Up 1.2 %

CPA opened at $104.16 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.15, a PEG ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. Copa has a 12 month low of $78.12 and a 12 month high of $121.20. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $99.87 and a 200-day moving average price of $95.23.

Copa (NYSE:CPA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 7th. The transportation company reported $4.47 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.90 by $0.57. The firm had revenue of $916.93 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $886.13 million. Copa had a return on equity of 37.03% and a net margin of 14.97%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.49 EPS.

Copa Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 29th were issued a $1.61 dividend. This is a boost from Copa’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.82. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 28th. This represents a $6.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.18%. Copa’s dividend payout ratio is presently 50.39%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Copa

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of CPA. State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in shares of Copa in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. TFO Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Copa by 34,300.0% during the fourth quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC now owns 344 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 343 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank boosted its position in shares of Copa by 54.6% during the second quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 388 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 137 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC boosted its position in shares of Copa by 1,560.7% during the first quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 465 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 437 shares during the period. Finally, Scarborough Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Copa during the fourth quarter worth $47,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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 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.