FTG vs. MAL, DRT, DCM, GRID, BUI, VLN, NPS, DRX, LEV, and KBL
Should you be buying Firan Technology Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Firan Technology Group include Magellan Aerospace (MAL), DIRTT Environmental Solutions (DRT), DATA Communications Management (DCM), Tantalus Systems (GRID), Buhler Industries (BUI), Velan (VLN), Canadian Large Cap Leaders Spli (NPS), ADF Group (DRX), Lion Electric (LEV), and K-Bro Linen (KBL). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Magellan Aerospace (TSE:MAL) and Firan Technology Group (TSE:FTG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.
In the previous week, Magellan Aerospace had 3 more articles in the media than Firan Technology Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Magellan Aerospace and 0 mentions for Firan Technology Group. Firan Technology Group's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Magellan Aerospace's score of 0.00 indicating that Magellan Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the media.
2.8% of Magellan Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.5% of Firan Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. 79.3% of Magellan Aerospace shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.2% of Firan Technology Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Magellan Aerospace received 48 more outperform votes than Firan Technology Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.93% of users gave Magellan Aerospace an outperform vote while only 66.36% of users gave Firan Technology Group an outperform vote.
Magellan Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than Firan Technology Group. Firan Technology Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magellan Aerospace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Magellan Aerospace presently has a consensus target price of C$16.00, indicating a potential upside of 102.79%. Firan Technology Group has a consensus target price of C$7.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.63%. Given Firan Technology Group's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Magellan Aerospace is more favorable than Firan Technology Group.
Magellan Aerospace has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Firan Technology Group has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Firan Technology Group has a net margin of 5.91% compared to Firan Technology Group's net margin of 1.31%. Magellan Aerospace's return on equity of 15.46% beat Firan Technology Group's return on equity.
Summary
Magellan Aerospace beats Firan Technology Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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