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Air Canada (AC) Competitors

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C$21.62 -0.50 (-2.26%)
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AC vs. GLXY, PSA, GEI, GC, SSRM, CG, LB, CBL, WELL, and AGF.B

Should you be buying Air Canada stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Air Canada include Galaxy Digital (GLXY), Purpose High Interest Savings Fund (PSA), Gibson Energy (GEI), Great Canadian Gaming (GC), SSR Mining (SSRM), Centerra Gold (CG), Laurentian Bank of Canada (LB), Callidus Capital (CBL), WELL Health Technologies (WELL), and AGF Management (AGF.B). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.

Air Canada vs. Its Competitors

Air Canada (TSE:AC) and Galaxy Digital (TSE:GLXY) are both mid-cap trading companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Air Canada currently has a consensus price target of C$24.41, suggesting a potential upside of 12.89%. Galaxy Digital has a consensus price target of C$24.50, suggesting a potential downside of 26.49%. Given Air Canada's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Air Canada is more favorable than Galaxy Digital.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Air Canada
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86
Galaxy Digital
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Galaxy Digital has a net margin of 364.19% compared to Air Canada's net margin of 11.57%. Air Canada's return on equity of 177.01% beat Galaxy Digital's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Air Canada11.57% 177.01% 4.12%
Galaxy Digital 364.19%83.38%N/A

In the previous week, Air Canada had 3 more articles in the media than Galaxy Digital. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Air Canada and 2 mentions for Galaxy Digital. Galaxy Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Air Canada's score of 0.35 indicating that Galaxy Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Air Canada
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Galaxy Digital
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Air Canada has higher revenue and earnings than Galaxy Digital. Galaxy Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Air Canada, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Air CanadaC$21.95B0.35C$2.54BC$7.103.04
Galaxy DigitalC$540.07M14.53C$1.97BC$12.112.75

15.5% of Air Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.3% of Galaxy Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Air Canada shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Galaxy Digital 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.

Air Canada has a beta of 2.39, suggesting that its stock price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Galaxy Digital has a beta of 3.17, suggesting that its stock price is 217% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Air Canada beats Galaxy Digital on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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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AC vs. The Competition

MetricAir CanadaAirlines IndustryIndustrials SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$7.71BC$6.76BC$7.69BC$6.23B
Dividend YieldN/A2.22%4.55%6.72%
P/E Ratio3.049.1525.2154.79
Price / Sales0.3520.81113.601,148.37
Price / Cash0.804.9727.5683.29
Price / Book2.503.274.385.00
Net IncomeC$2.54BC$1.29BC$797.00MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance-3.70%2.70%0.51%0.74%
1 Month Performance14.39%5.98%5.08%3.63%
1 Year Performance22.15%21.16%26.63%23.70%

Air Canada Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AC
Air Canada
2.1988 of 5 stars
C$21.62
-2.3%
C$24.41
+12.9%
+28.1%C$7.71BC$21.95B3.0420News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
GLXY
Galaxy Digital
0.8596 of 5 stars
C$29.52
+4.5%
C$24.50
-17.0%
+58.2%C$6.95BC$540.07M2.44434
PSA
Purpose High Interest Savings Fund
N/AC$50.07
+0.0%
N/A-0.1%C$4.53BN/A0.005,900
GEI
Gibson Energy
1.5506 of 5 stars
C$24.42
+1.4%
C$26.05
+6.7%
+9.8%C$3.98BC$12.27B18.831,140Positive News
GC
Great Canadian Gaming
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.59BC$228.70M-21.287,900High Trading Volume
SSRM
SSR Mining
0.771 of 5 stars
C$17.47
+1.0%
C$15.50
-11.3%
+145.9%C$2.49BC$774.50M-5.132,500News Coverage
CG
Centerra Gold
2.8046 of 5 stars
C$9.93
-0.5%
C$12.11
+22.0%
+5.4%C$1.49BC$885.74M14.392,100
LB
Laurentian Bank of Canada
1.3925 of 5 stars
C$31.02
-0.3%
C$29.57
-4.7%
+15.9%C$1.37BC$1.83B-247.413,000
CBL
Callidus Capital
N/AC$21.94
-0.3%
N/AN/AC$1.25BC$181.78M-5.21460
WELL
WELL Health Technologies
1.5088 of 5 stars
C$4.73
+1.3%
C$8.08
+70.7%
+0.4%C$1.18BC$962.00M16.03510Positive News
AGF.B
AGF Management
1.9928 of 5 stars
C$12.67
+0.3%
C$13.83
+9.2%
+50.6%C$809.11MC$517.16M9.90652

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This page (TSE:AC) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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