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 better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
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.
23.9% of Bombardier, Inc. Class B shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.0% of MDA Space shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Bombardier, Inc. Class B shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of MDA Space shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Bombardier, Inc. Class B has a beta of 2.98, meaning that its stock price is 198% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MDA Space has a beta of 0.02, meaning that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Bombardier, Inc. Class B had 6 more articles in the media than MDA Space. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Bombardier, Inc. Class B and 7 mentions for MDA Space. Bombardier, Inc. Class B's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat MDA Space's score of 0.14 indicating that Bombardier, Inc. Class B is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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 currently has a consensus price target of C$148.50, indicating a potential downside of 8.23%. MDA Space has a consensus price target of C$35.78, indicating a potential downside of 12.82%. Given Bombardier, Inc. Class B's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Bombardier, Inc. Class B is more favorable than MDA Space.
Summary
Bombardier, Inc. Class B beats MDA Space on 9 of the 16 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 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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