AC vs. GLXY, PSA, GEI, SSRM, GC, 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), SSR Mining (SSRM), Great Canadian Gaming (GC), 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
Air Canada (TSE:AC) and Galaxy Digital (TSE:GLXY) are both mid-cap trading companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.
In the previous week, Air Canada had 2 more articles in the media than Galaxy Digital. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Air Canada and 2 mentions for Galaxy Digital. Air Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Galaxy Digital's score of 0.17 indicating that Air Canada is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Air Canada currently has a consensus target price of C$24.22, indicating a potential upside of 8.17%. Galaxy Digital has a consensus target price of C$24.50, indicating a potential downside of 8.07%. Given Air Canada's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Air Canada is more favorable than Galaxy Digital.
15.5% of Air Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.3% of Galaxy Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Air Canada shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Galaxy Digital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Air Canada has a beta of 2.39, meaning that its stock price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Galaxy Digital has a beta of 3.17, meaning that its stock price is 217% 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.
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.
Summary
Air Canada beats Galaxy Digital on 10 of the 17 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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