Air Canada (AC) Competitors

Air Canada (TSE:AC) and Gibson Energy (TSE:GEI) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and community ranking.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AC or GEI?

15.5% of Air Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of Gibson Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Air Canada shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Gibson Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AC or GEI more profitable?

Air Canada has a net margin of 7.92% compared to Gibson Energy's net margin of 1.42%. Air Canada's return on equity of 603.77% beat Gibson Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Air Canada	7.92%	603.77%	4.12%
Gibson Energy	1.42%	23.48%	5.24%

Which has more volatility and risk, AC or GEI?

Air Canada has a beta of 2.39, meaning that its share price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gibson Energy has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AC or GEI?

Air Canada received 580 more outperform votes than Gibson Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.82% of users gave Air Canada an outperform vote while only 52.40% of users gave Gibson Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Air Canada	Outperform Votes 984 71.82%	Underperform Votes 386 28.18%
Gibson Energy	Outperform Votes 404 52.40%	Underperform Votes 367 47.60%

Is AC or GEI a better dividend stock?

Air Canada pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Gibson Energy pays an annual dividend of C$1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Air Canada pays out 4.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gibson Energy pays out 154.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts rate AC or GEI?

Air Canada presently has a consensus price target of C$25.25, indicating a potential upside of 7.91%. Gibson Energy has a consensus price target of C$26.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.15%. Given Gibson Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gibson Energy is more favorable than Air Canada.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Air Canada	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
Gibson Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, AC or GEI?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Air Canada	C$22.26B	0.38	C$1.76B	C$4.48	5.22
Gibson Energy	C$12.56B	0.29	C$177.76M	C$1.06	21.30

Does the media prefer AC or GEI?

In the previous week, Air Canada had 30 more articles in the media than Gibson Energy. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Air Canada and 3 mentions for Gibson Energy. Gibson Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Air Canada's score of 0.78 indicating that Gibson Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Air Canada	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gibson Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Air Canada beats Gibson Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.