10 Best Airline Stocks to Buy According to Reddit 

7. Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 26

Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA) is one of the best airline stocks to buy according to Reddit. Evercore ISI lifted the price target on Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA) to $175 from $160 on May 15, reiterating an Outperform rating on the shares. The company also received a rating update from Goldman Sachs the same day, with the firm raising the price target on the stock to $156 from $138 and maintaining a Buy rating on the shares.

In its financial results for fiscal Q1 2026, Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA) announced net profit of US$212.5 million or US$5.16 per share, reflecting a 20.5% year‑over‑year increase in earnings per share. Management further reported an operating margin of 24.6% and net margin of 20.2%, increases of 0.8 and 0.5 percentage points, respectively, compared to fiscal Q1 2025. Capacity, measured in available seat miles, rose by 14.0% year over year, while passenger traffic in RPMs increased by 15.0%, which resulted in a 0.8 percentage point increase in load factor to 87.2%.

Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA) provides air transportation. The company’s offerings include international flights to Costa Rica, Jamaica, Colombia, and other cities. Its operations are divided into the following geographical segments: North America, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.