Analysts Issue Forecasts for Copa’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:CPA)

Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Copa in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now forecasts that the transportation company will earn $2.91 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $3.22. 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 $4.06 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.36 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $19.62 EPS.

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

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Copa in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. UBS Group boosted their price target on Copa from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Copa from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $153.29.

Copa Price Performance

Copa stock opened at $92.84 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.38, a PEG ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.44. Copa has a one year low of $80.01 and a one year high of $114.00. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $91.49 and a 200-day moving average price of $92.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.99.

Institutional Trading of Copa

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CPA. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in Copa by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,204 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $282,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc lifted its position in Copa by 29.6% during the third quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 626 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the period. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Copa by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,408 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $563,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the period. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC raised its position in shares of Copa by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC now owns 16,060 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,411,000 after acquiring an additional 169 shares during the period. Finally, Privium Fund Management UK Ltd raised its position in shares of Copa by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Privium Fund Management UK Ltd now owns 7,114 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $624,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 70.09% of the company’s stock.

Copa Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a dividend of $1.61 per share. This represents a $6.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.94%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. Copa’s dividend payout ratio is presently 44.23%.

About Copa

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.