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Best Airport Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top airport stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best airport stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best airport stocks to buy right now are:

Corporacion America Airports Sa (NYSE:CAAP) is the #1 top airport stock out of 9 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Corporacion America Airports Sa (NYSE:CAAP) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Corporacion America Airports Sa (NYSE:CAAP) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 16 points higher than the airport industry average of 35.

CAAP passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Corporacion America Airports Sa has seen its stock return 28.5% over the past year, overperforming other airport stocks by 31 percentage points.

Corporacion America Airports Sa has an average 1 year price target of $27.75, an upside of 4.32% from Corporacion America Airports Sa's current stock price of $26.60.

Corporacion America Airports Sa stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Corporacion America Airports Sa, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Central North Airport Group (NASDAQ:OMAB) is the #2 top airport stock out of 9 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Central North Airport Group (NASDAQ:OMAB) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Central North Airport Group (NASDAQ:OMAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 12 points higher than the airport industry average of 35.

OMAB passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Central North Airport Group has seen its stock return 2.95% over the past year, overperforming other airport stocks by 5 percentage points.

Central North Airport Group has an average 1 year price target of $134.00, an upside of 33.57% from Central North Airport Group's current stock price of $100.32.

Central North Airport Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Central North Airport Group, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Strata Critical Medical (NASDAQ:SRTA) is the #3 top airport stock out of 9 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Strata Critical Medical (NASDAQ:SRTA) is: Value: D, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Strata Critical Medical (NASDAQ:SRTA) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 1 points higher than the airport industry average of 35.

SRTA passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Strata Critical Medical has seen its stock return 74.31% over the past year, overperforming other airport stocks by 77 percentage points.

Strata Critical Medical has an average 1 year price target of $8.00, an upside of 26.78% from Strata Critical Medical's current stock price of $6.31.

Strata Critical Medical stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Strata Critical Medical, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 3 airport stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 airport stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Central North Airport Group (NASDAQ:OMAB) has an annual dividend yield of 5.08%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the airport industry average of 2.91%. Central North Airport Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Central North Airport Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Central North Airport Group's dividend payout ratio of 167.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Pacific Airport Group (NYSE:PAC) has an annual dividend yield of 1.89%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the airport industry average of 2.91%. Pacific Airport Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Pacific Airport Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Pacific Airport Group's dividend payout ratio of 83% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Southeast Airport Group (NYSE:ASR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.75%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the airport industry average of 2.91%. Southeast Airport Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Southeast Airport Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Southeast Airport Group's dividend payout ratio of 193.3% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

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Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued airport stocks right now are:

Corporacion America Airports Sa (NYSE:CAAP) is the most undervalued airport stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Corporacion America Airports Sa has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the airport industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Corporacion America Airports Sa's stock has gained 28.5% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the airport industry by 31 percentage points.

Central North Airport Group (NASDAQ:OMAB) is the second most undervalued airport stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Central North Airport Group has a valuation score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the airport industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Central North Airport Group's stock has gained 2.95% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the airport industry by 5 percentage points.

Aersale (NASDAQ:ASLE) is the third most undervalued airport stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Aersale has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the airport industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aersale's stock has gained 10.39% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the airport industry by 13 percentage points.

50% of airport stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect airport stocks to rise by 22.47% over the next year.

0% of airport stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.5% of airport stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.5% are rated C (Hold), 25% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).