BBD.B vs. CAE, MDA, BBD.A, HRX, MAL, FTG, AVP, VOL, FLY, and MRS
Should you be buying Bombardier, Inc. Class B stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bombardier, Inc. Class B include CAE (CAE), MDA Space (MDA), Bombardier (BBD.A), Héroux-Devtek (HRX), Magellan Aerospace (MAL), Firan Technology Group (FTG), Avcorp Industries (AVP), Volatus Aerospace (VOL), FLYHT Aerospace Solutions (FLY), and Mission Ready Solutions (MRS). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry.
Bombardier, Inc. Class B (TSE:BBD.B) and CAE (TSE:CAE) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Bombardier, Inc. Class B received 305 more outperform votes than CAE when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.44% of users gave CAE an outperform vote while only 57.17% of users gave Bombardier, Inc. Class B an outperform vote.
CAE has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bombardier, Inc. Class B. CAE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bombardier, Inc. Class B, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
CAE has a net margin of 6.13% compared to Bombardier, Inc. Class B's net margin of 3.21%. CAE's return on equity of 6.24% beat Bombardier, Inc. Class B's return on equity.
In the previous week, CAE had 18 more articles in the media than Bombardier, Inc. Class B. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for CAE and 11 mentions for Bombardier, Inc. Class B. Bombardier, Inc. Class B's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat CAE's score of -0.52 indicating that Bombardier, Inc. Class B is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Bombardier, Inc. Class B presently has a consensus target price of C$92.20, indicating a potential upside of 0.49%. CAE has a consensus target price of C$31.40, indicating a potential upside of 22.70%. Given CAE's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CAE is more favorable than Bombardier, Inc. Class B.
Bombardier, Inc. Class B has a beta of 2.99, meaning that its share price is 199% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CAE has a beta of 1.92, meaning that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.
20.4% of Bombardier, Inc. Class B shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of CAE shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Bombardier, Inc. Class B shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of CAE shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Bombardier, Inc. Class B beats CAE on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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