Analyzing Air China (OTCMKTS:AIRYY) and CTT – Correios De Portugal (OTCMKTS:CTTPY)

CTT – Correios De Portugal (OTCMKTS:CTTPY) and Air China (OTCMKTS:AIRYY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

CTT – Correios De Portugal has a beta of -0.06, indicating that its share price is 106% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air China has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares CTT – Correios De Portugal and Air China’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CTT – Correios De Portugal	N/A	N/A	N/A
Air China	-40.81%	-98.73%	-9.07%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for CTT – Correios De Portugal and Air China, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CTT – Correios De Portugal	0	0	0	0	N/A
Air China	1	0	0	0	1.00

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CTT – Correios De Portugal and Air China’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CTT – Correios De Portugal	$851.29 million	0.62	$19.04 million	N/A	N/A
Air China	$8.36 billion	1.42	-$5.74 billion	($6.86)	-2.13

CTT – Correios De Portugal has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Air China.

Summary

CTT – Correios De Portugal beats Air China on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CTT – Correios De Portugal

CTT – Correios De Portugal, S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides postal and financial services worldwide. It operates through Mail, Express & Parcels, Financial Services & Retail, and Bank segments. The company offers courier and urgent mail transport services; postal financial services; and banking services. It also engages in the business of payments related to collection of invoices and fines. In addition, the company enables the payment of various services and utilities through a network of approximately 5,000 agents covering business outlets as stationery stores, tobacco shops, kiosks, and supermarkets. It operates a retail network of 566 post offices; 1,808 postal agencies; 223 postal delivery offices; 4,576 postal delivery routes; and a fleet of 3,925 vehicles. The company was formerly known as Correio Publico. CTT – Correios De Portugal, S.A. was founded in 1520 and is headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal.

About Air China

Air China Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides air passenger, air cargo, and airline-related services in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, China, and internationally. The company operates in Airline Operations and Other Operations segments. It provides aircraft engineering and airport ground handling services. The company is also involved in the import and export trading activities; and provision of cabin, airline catering, air ticketing, human resources, aircraft overhaul and maintenance, and financial services. Air China Limited was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.