CAE vs. BBD.B, MDA, BBD.A, HRX, MAL, FTG, AVP, VOL, FLY, and MRS
Should you be buying CAE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CAE include Bombardier, Inc. Class B (BBD.B), 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.
CAE (TSE:CAE) and Bombardier, Inc. Class B (TSE:BBD.B) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.
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 news media.
CAE has a beta of 1.92, meaning that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bombardier, Inc. Class B has a beta of 2.99, meaning that its share price is 199% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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 currently has a consensus target price of C$31.40, suggesting a potential upside of 22.70%. Bombardier, Inc. Class B has a consensus target price of C$92.20, suggesting a potential upside of 0.49%. Given CAE's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CAE is more favorable than Bombardier, Inc. Class B.
76.4% of CAE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Bombardier, Inc. Class B shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of CAE shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Bombardier, Inc. Class B shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
CAE has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
Summary
Bombardier, Inc. Class B beats CAE on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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