Aecon Group (ARE) Competitors

Badger Infrastructure Solutions (TSE:BDGI) and Aecon Group (TSE:ARE) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BDGI or ARE?

Badger Infrastructure Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Aecon Group. Badger Infrastructure Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aecon Group, 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
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	C$777.39M	2.65	C$28.91M	C$1.63	37.42
Aecon Group	C$4.91B	0.32	-C$64.67M	C$0.42	59.67

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BDGI or ARE?

55.9% of Badger Infrastructure Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.1% of Aecon Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Badger Infrastructure Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Aecon Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, BDGI or ARE?

Badger Infrastructure Solutions has a beta of 0.972342, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aecon Group has a beta of 1.483995, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BDGI or ARE a better dividend stock?

Badger Infrastructure Solutions pays an annual dividend of C$0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Aecon Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Badger Infrastructure Solutions pays out 32.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aecon Group pays out 181.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor BDGI or ARE?

In the previous week, Badger Infrastructure Solutions and Badger Infrastructure Solutions both had 1 articles in the media. Badger Infrastructure Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Aecon Group's score of 0.67 indicating that Badger Infrastructure Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aecon Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend BDGI or ARE?

Badger Infrastructure Solutions currently has a consensus target price of C$58.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.10%. Aecon Group has a consensus target price of C$23.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.22%. Given Badger Infrastructure Solutions' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Badger Infrastructure Solutions is more favorable than Aecon Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Aecon Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.22

Is BDGI or ARE more profitable?

Badger Infrastructure Solutions has a net margin of 5.71% compared to Aecon Group's net margin of -1.56%. Badger Infrastructure Solutions' return on equity of 16.64% beat Aecon Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	5.71%	16.64%	6.26%
Aecon Group	-1.56%	-6.40%	-3.46%

Summary

Badger Infrastructure Solutions beats Aecon Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.