AC vs. GLXY, PSA, GEI, GC, SSRM, CG, LB, CBL, WELL, and AGF.B
Should you be buying Air Canada stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Air Canada include Galaxy Digital (GLXY), Purpose High Interest Savings Fund (PSA), Gibson Energy (GEI), Great Canadian Gaming (GC), SSR Mining (SSRM), Centerra Gold (CG), Laurentian Bank of Canada (LB), Callidus Capital (CBL), WELL Health Technologies (WELL), and AGF Management (AGF.B). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.
Air Canada vs. Its Competitors
Galaxy Digital (TSE:GLXY) and Air Canada (TSE:AC) are both mid-cap trading companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.
In the previous week, Galaxy Digital and Galaxy Digital both had 4 articles in the media. Galaxy Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Air Canada's score of 0.15 indicating that Galaxy Digital is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Air Canada has higher revenue and earnings than Galaxy Digital. Galaxy Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Air Canada, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Galaxy Digital currently has a consensus target price of C$24.50, indicating a potential downside of 19.20%. Air Canada has a consensus target price of C$24.22, indicating a potential upside of 13.17%. Given Air Canada's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Air Canada is more favorable than Galaxy Digital.
Galaxy Digital has a beta of 3.17, suggesting that its share price is 217% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Canada has a beta of 2.39, suggesting that its share price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Galaxy Digital has a net margin of 364.19% compared to Air Canada's net margin of 11.57%. Air Canada's return on equity of 177.01% beat Galaxy Digital's return on equity.
23.3% of Galaxy Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of Air Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Galaxy Digital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Air Canada shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Galaxy Digital and Air Canada tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (TSE:AC) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
