Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) Competitors

Brookfield Asset Management (TSE:BAM) and Air Canada (TSE:AC) are both trading companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Is BAM or AC more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management has a net margin of 65.13% compared to Air Canada's net margin of 11.57%. Air Canada's return on equity of 177.01% beat Brookfield Asset Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Asset Management	65.13%	32.14%	0.88%
Air Canada	11.57%	177.01%	4.12%

Which has better valuation & earnings, BAM or AC?

Air Canada has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Asset Management. Air Canada is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Asset Management, 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
Brookfield Asset Management	C$3.71B	24.29	C$2.42B	C$2.91	26.43
Air Canada	C$21.95B	0.37	C$2.54B	C$7.10	3.20

Is BAM or AC a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of C$2.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Air Canada pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Brookfield Asset Management pays out 70.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Air Canada pays out 2.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts rate BAM or AC?

Brookfield Asset Management currently has a consensus price target of C$79.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.84%. Air Canada has a consensus price target of C$24.22, suggesting a potential upside of 6.55%. Given Air Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Air Canada is more favorable than Brookfield Asset Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Asset Management	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Air Canada	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Does the media refer more to BAM or AC?

In the previous week, Brookfield Asset Management had 1 more articles in the media than Air Canada. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management and 4 mentions for Air Canada. Brookfield Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Air Canada's score of 0.27 indicating that Brookfield Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Asset Management	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Air Canada	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BAM or AC?

74.8% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of Air Canada shares are held by institutional investors. 14.1% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Air Canada 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.

Summary

Air Canada beats Brookfield Asset Management on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.