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MDA Space (MDA) Competitors

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C$30.80 -0.09 (-0.29%)
As of 09/12/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

MDA vs. BBD.B, BBD.A, CAE, 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), Bombardier (BBD.A), CAE (CAE), 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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

36.6% of Bombardier, Inc. Class B shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.0% of MDA Space shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Bombardier, Inc. Class B shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of MDA Space shares are owned by 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.

Bombardier, Inc. Class B has higher revenue and earnings than MDA Space. MDA Space 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bombardier, Inc. Class BC$8.73B1.81C$276MC$4.3536.66
MDA SpaceC$1.35B2.84C$68.84MC$0.9034.22

Bombardier, Inc. Class B presently has a consensus price target of C$179.45, indicating a potential upside of 12.53%. MDA Space has a consensus price target of C$38.44, indicating a potential upside of 24.82%. Given MDA Space's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MDA Space is more favorable than Bombardier, Inc. Class B.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bombardier, Inc. Class B
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
MDA Space
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bombardier, Inc. Class B3.65% N/A 4.11%
MDA Space 7.22%6.17%2.12%

Bombardier, Inc. Class B has a beta of 2.06579, indicating that its share price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MDA Space has a beta of -0.63001, indicating that its share price is 163% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, MDA Space had 48 more articles in the media than Bombardier, Inc. Class B. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for MDA Space and 5 mentions for Bombardier, Inc. Class B. Bombardier, Inc. Class B's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat MDA Space's score of 0.08 indicating that Bombardier, Inc. Class B is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Bombardier, Inc. Class B
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
MDA Space
11 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Bombardier, Inc. Class B beats MDA Space on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MDA vs. The Competition

MetricMDA SpaceAerospace & Defense IndustryIndustrials SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$3.85BC$14.93BC$7.79BC$9.40B
Dividend Yield2.09%2.62%4.56%6.51%
P/E Ratio34.22351.21315.3725.78
Price / Sales2.8487.02217.249.40
Price / Cash86.6221.4028.9183.29
Price / Book3.254.694.615.54
Net IncomeC$68.84MC$223.64MC$798.53MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance-30.02%2.30%0.90%1.40%
1 Month Performance-29.21%2.45%0.76%7.73%
1 Year Performance86.78%80.37%26.47%36.77%

MDA Space Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MDA
MDA Space
3.8437 of 5 stars
C$30.80
-0.3%
C$38.44
+24.8%
+96.9%C$3.85BC$1.35B34.223,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
BBD.B
Bombardier, Inc. Class B
2.2539 of 5 stars
C$160.56
+0.2%
C$179.00
+11.5%
+79.4%C$15.93BC$8.73B36.91N/ANews Coverage
Analyst Forecast
BBD.A
Bombardier
N/AC$159.78
-0.2%
N/A+78.3%C$15.85BC$8.73B36.7317,100
CAE
CAE
2.1673 of 5 stars
C$37.03
-0.3%
C$41.82
+12.9%
+48.3%C$11.87BC$4.73B28.4813,000
HRX
Héroux-Devtek
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.09BC$695.14M20.962,100
MAL
Magellan Aerospace
2.2264 of 5 stars
C$15.94
+1.8%
C$20.00
+25.5%
+79.8%C$910.80MC$974.91M24.153,850
FTG
Firan Technology Group
1.8587 of 5 stars
C$11.81
-0.7%
C$13.00
+10.1%
+114.5%C$297.29MC$179.94M21.09450News Coverage
Positive News
VOL
Volatus Aerospace
N/AC$0.26
-1.9%
N/A+0.0%C$114.38MC$116.08M-3.59N/A
AVP
Avcorp Industries
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$38.95MC$108.27M-1.9123,000Gap Down
High Trading Volume
FLY
FLYHT Aerospace Solutions
N/AC$0.34
-2.9%
N/A+100.0%C$13.26MC$17.75M-2.09N/AGap Down
MRS
Mission Ready Solutions
N/AC$0.04
-22.2%
N/A+0.0%C$7.54MC$5.43M-1.1712,200High Trading Volume

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This page (TSE:MDA) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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