CAE (CAE) Competitors

CAE (NYSE:CAE) and Leonardo DRS (NASDAQ:DRS) are both mid-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CAE or DRS?

67.4% of CAE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.8% of Leonardo DRS shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.3% of CAE shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Leonardo DRS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CAE or DRS more profitable?

CAE has a net margin of 6.20% compared to Leonardo DRS's net margin of 5.94%. Leonardo DRS's return on equity of 8.72% beat CAE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CAE	6.20%	7.52%	3.35%
Leonardo DRS	5.94%	8.72%	5.18%

Does the media favor CAE or DRS?

In the previous week, CAE had 11 more articles in the media than Leonardo DRS. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for CAE and 11 mentions for Leonardo DRS. Leonardo DRS's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat CAE's score of 0.43 indicating that Leonardo DRS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CAE	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Leonardo DRS	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CAE or DRS?

CAE received 553 more outperform votes than Leonardo DRS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 84.62% of users gave Leonardo DRS an outperform vote while only 62.88% of users gave CAE an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CAE	Outperform Votes 564 62.88%	Underperform Votes 333 37.12%
Leonardo DRS	Outperform Votes 11 84.62%	Underperform Votes 2 15.38%

Which has more volatility and risk, CAE or DRS?

CAE has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leonardo DRS has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CAE or DRS?

CAE currently has a consensus target price of $34.75, indicating a potential upside of 85.93%. Leonardo DRS has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.13%. Given CAE's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CAE is more favorable than Leonardo DRS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CAE	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Leonardo DRS	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has better earnings & valuation, CAE or DRS?

CAE has higher revenue and earnings than Leonardo DRS. CAE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Leonardo DRS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CAE	$3.11B	1.90	$168.47M	$0.64	29.00
Leonardo DRS	$2.83B	1.93	$168M	$0.64	32.52

Summary

CAE beats Leonardo DRS on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.