MDA vs. BBD.B, CAE, BBD.A, HRX, MAL, FTG, VOL, AVP, FLY, and MRS
Should you be buying MDA Space stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MDA Space include Bombardier, Inc. Class B (BBD.B), CAE (CAE), 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.
MDA Space vs. Its Competitors
Bombardier, Inc. Class B (TSE:BBD.B) and MDA Space (TSE:MDA) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.
23.9% of Bombardier, Inc. Class B shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.0% of MDA Space shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Bombardier, Inc. Class B shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of MDA Space shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
MDA Space has a net margin of 7.22% compared to Bombardier, Inc. Class B's net margin of 3.65%. MDA Space's return on equity of 6.17% beat Bombardier, Inc. Class B's return on equity.
Bombardier, Inc. Class B has a beta of 2.98, suggesting that its stock price is 198% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MDA Space has a beta of 0.02, suggesting that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, MDA Space had 14 more articles in the media than Bombardier, Inc. Class B. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for MDA Space and 5 mentions for Bombardier, Inc. Class B. MDA Space's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Bombardier, Inc. Class B's score of 0.41 indicating that MDA Space is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Bombardier, Inc. Class B has higher revenue and earnings than MDA Space. Bombardier, Inc. Class B is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MDA Space, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Bombardier, Inc. Class B currently has a consensus target price of C$179.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.19%. MDA Space has a consensus target price of C$43.22, suggesting a potential upside of 0.56%. Given Bombardier, Inc. Class B's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Bombardier, Inc. Class B is more favorable than MDA Space.
Summary
MDA Space beats Bombardier, Inc. Class B on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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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:MDA) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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