Head-To-Head Review: Japan Airlines (OTCMKTS:JAPSY) vs. CaixaBank (OTCMKTS:CAIXY)

CaixaBank (OTCMKTS:CAIXY) and Japan Airlines (OTCMKTS:JAPSY) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.

Dividends

CaixaBank pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Japan Airlines pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Japan Airlines pays out 19.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CaixaBank and Japan Airlines”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CaixaBank	$24.18 billion	2.06	$5.21 billion	N/A	N/A
Japan Airlines	$11.44 billion	0.66	$659.18 million	$0.76	11.30

CaixaBank has higher revenue and earnings than Japan Airlines.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for CaixaBank and Japan Airlines, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CaixaBank	0	3	0	0	2.00
Japan Airlines	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares CaixaBank and Japan Airlines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CaixaBank	N/A	N/A	N/A
Japan Airlines	5.86%	10.94%	3.81%

Risk and Volatility

CaixaBank has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Japan Airlines has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CaixaBank beats Japan Airlines on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CaixaBank

CaixaBank, S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides various banking products and financial services in Spain and internationally. The company operates through Banking and Insurance, Equity Investments, and BPI segments. It also provides solutions related to security, protection, internationalization, and financing; traditional financial advice, independent advice, and broker services; asset management; liquidity management; capital markets, cash management, project finance, asset finance, and M&A services; and various financial services and solutions to public and private sector institutions, as well as distributes non-life and life risk insurance policies; and private banking services. In addition, the company is involved in the real estate business. It has branches and ATMs in Spain; and branches and ATMs in Portugal. CaixaBank, S.A. was founded in 1904 and is based in Valencia, Spain.

About Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides scheduled and non-scheduled air transport services in Japan, Asia, Oceania, North America, and Europe. The company operates through Air Transportation and Other segments. It offers passenger, ground handling, cargo and mail handling, and maintenance services. The company is also involved in the aerial work and other related business; airport peripheral business; and sale of travel package tours. As of March 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of 224 aircraft. The company was formerly known as Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. in April 2011. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.