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Should You Buy #1 (Strong Buy)-Ranked Copa Holdings (CPA) for Your Portfolio?

Copa Holdings was upgraded to the Zacks Rank #1 list on May 13, 2025. The Zacks Rank is a unique stock-rating model that helps you take advantage of earnings estimate revision trends and provides a way to get into stocks highly sought after by institutional investors.

Copa Holdings is based in Panama City, Panama. The company, through its main subsidiaries — Copa Airlines and Copa Colombia — offers airline passenger and cargo services. Copa Airlines was founded in 1947. Copa Columbia was purchased in 2005.

For fiscal 2025, four analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.72 to $16.32 per share. CPA boasts an average earnings surprise of 5.5%.

Earnings are forecasted to see growth of 12.1% for the current fiscal year, and sales are expected to increase 5.4%.

Even more impressive, CPA has gained in value over the past four weeks, up 13.9% compared to the S&P 500's gain of 9.9%.

Bottom Line

With a #1 (Strong Buy) ranking, positive trend in earnings estimate revisions, and strong market momentum, Copa Holdings could be just the stock to help your portfolio generate returns that could fund your retirement, your kids' college tuition, or your short- and long-term savings goals.

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