BBD.B vs. CAE, MDA, BBD.A, HRX, MAL, FTG, VOL, AVP, FLY, and MRS
Should you be buying Bombardier, Inc. Class B stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bombardier, Inc. Class B include CAE (CAE), MDA Space (MDA), Bombardier (BBD.A), Héroux-Devtek (HRX), Magellan Aerospace (MAL), Firan Technology Group (FTG), Volatus Aerospace (VOL), Avcorp Industries (AVP), FLYHT Aerospace Solutions (FLY), and Mission Ready Solutions (MRS). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry.
Bombardier, Inc. Class B vs. Its Competitors
CAE (TSE:CAE) and Bombardier, Inc. Class B (TSE:BBD.B) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.
Bombardier, Inc. Class B has higher revenue and earnings than CAE. CAE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bombardier, Inc. Class B, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
CAE has a beta of 1.91, indicating that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bombardier, Inc. Class B has a beta of 2.98, indicating that its share price is 198% more volatile than the S&P 500.
77.3% of CAE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.9% of Bombardier, Inc. Class B shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of CAE shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Bombardier, Inc. Class B shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
CAE currently has a consensus price target of C$39.68, indicating a potential downside of 1.36%. Bombardier, Inc. Class B has a consensus price target of C$130.08, indicating a potential downside of 13.13%. Given CAE's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CAE is more favorable than Bombardier, Inc. Class B.
In the previous week, Bombardier, Inc. Class B had 15 more articles in the media than CAE. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Bombardier, Inc. Class B and 4 mentions for CAE. Bombardier, Inc. Class B's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat CAE's score of 0.35 indicating that Bombardier, Inc. Class B is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Bombardier, Inc. Class B has a net margin of 3.65% compared to CAE's net margin of -7.75%. Bombardier, Inc. Class B's return on equity of 0.00% beat CAE's return on equity.
Summary
Bombardier, Inc. Class B beats CAE on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:BBD.B) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff