BBD.B vs. CAE, MDA, FTT, ATS, AC, SES, RUS, EIF, EFN, and CJT
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 (MDA), Finning International (FTT), ATS (ATS), Air Canada (AC), Secure Energy Services (SES), Russel Metals (RUS), Exchange Income (EIF), Element Fleet Management (EFN), and Cargojet (CJT). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
CAE (TSE:CAE) and Bombardier, Inc. Class B (TSE:BBD.B) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and valuation.
CAE has a beta of 1.91, indicating that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bombardier, Inc. Class B has a beta of 2.96, indicating that its stock price is 196% more volatile than the S&P 500.
CAE has a net margin of 6.13% compared to CAE's net margin of 5.53%. Bombardier, Inc. Class B's return on equity of 6.24% beat CAE's return on equity.
In the previous week, Bombardier, Inc. Class B had 8 more articles in the media than CAE. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Bombardier, Inc. Class B and 2 mentions for CAE. CAE's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Bombardier, Inc. Class B's score of 0.03 indicating that Bombardier, Inc. Class B is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
74.1% of CAE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.6% 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 is poised for long-term growth.
Bombardier, Inc. Class B has higher revenue and earnings than CAE. Bombardier, Inc. Class B is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CAE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
CAE presently has a consensus price target of C$32.80, indicating a potential upside of 13.69%. Bombardier, Inc. Class B has a consensus price target of C$87.56, indicating a potential upside of 22.66%. Given CAE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bombardier, Inc. Class B is more favorable than CAE.
Bombardier, Inc. Class B received 307 more outperform votes than CAE when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.39% of users gave CAE an outperform vote while only 57.11% of users gave Bombardier, Inc. Class B an outperform vote.
Summary
Bombardier, Inc. Class B beats CAE on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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