BBD.B vs. CAE, MDA, FTT, AC, ATS, EFN, SES, RUS, EIF, and TIH
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 (MDA), Finning International (FTT), Air Canada (AC), ATS (ATS), Element Fleet Management (EFN), Secure Energy Services (SES), Russel Metals (RUS), Exchange Income (EIF), and Toromont Industries (TIH). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Bombardier, Inc. Class B (TSE:BBD.B) and CAE (TSE:CAE) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.
Bombardier, Inc. Class B has higher revenue and earnings than CAE. Bombardier, Inc. Class B is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CAE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Bombardier, Inc. Class B presently has a consensus price target of C$87.56, suggesting a potential upside of 10.70%. CAE has a consensus price target of C$32.80, suggesting a potential upside of 18.63%. Given CAE's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CAE is more favorable than Bombardier, Inc. Class B.
18.6% of Bombardier, Inc. Class B shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of CAE shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Bombardier, Inc. Class B shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of CAE shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Bombardier, Inc. Class B received 307 more outperform votes than CAE when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.39% of users gave CAE an outperform vote while only 57.11% of users gave Bombardier, Inc. Class B an outperform vote.
CAE has a net margin of 6.13% compared to Bombardier, Inc. Class B's net margin of 5.53%. CAE's return on equity of 6.24% beat Bombardier, Inc. Class B's return on equity.
In the previous week, CAE had 1 more articles in the media than Bombardier, Inc. Class B. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for CAE and 3 mentions for Bombardier, Inc. Class B. Bombardier, Inc. Class B's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat CAE's score of 0.28 indicating that Bombardier, Inc. Class B is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Bombardier, Inc. Class B has a beta of 2.96, indicating that its share price is 196% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CAE has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Bombardier, Inc. Class B beats CAE on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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