Aecon Group (ARE) Competitors

Aecon Group (TSE:ARE) and Badger Daylighting (TSE:BAD) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to ARE or BAD?

In the previous week, Aecon Group had 1 more articles in the media than Badger Daylighting. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Aecon Group and 0 mentions for Badger Daylighting. Aecon Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Badger Daylighting'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Aecon Group	Neutral
Badger Daylighting	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ARE or BAD?

Badger Daylighting has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aecon Group. Aecon Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Badger Daylighting, 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
Aecon Group	C$4.16B	0.26	-C$64.67M	-C$1.02	-16.51
Badger Daylighting	C$530.42M	0.00	C$4.53M	C$0.13	N/A

Is ARE or BAD a better dividend stock?

Aecon Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Badger Daylighting pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share. Aecon Group pays out -74.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Badger Daylighting pays out 463.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Aecon Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ARE or BAD?

18.2% of Aecon Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Aecon Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ARE or BAD?

Aecon Group received 243 more outperform votes than Badger Daylighting when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.53% of users gave Aecon Group an outperform vote while only 62.05% of users gave Badger Daylighting an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aecon Group	Outperform Votes 503 68.53%	Underperform Votes 231 31.47%
Badger Daylighting	Outperform Votes 260 62.05%	Underperform Votes 159 37.95%

Is ARE or BAD more profitable?

Badger Daylighting has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Aecon Group's net margin of -1.56%. Badger Daylighting's return on equity of 0.00% beat Aecon Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aecon Group	-1.56%	-6.40%	-3.46%
Badger Daylighting	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend ARE or BAD?

Aecon Group currently has a consensus target price of C$25.25, indicating a potential upside of 50.50%. Given Aecon Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Aecon Group is more favorable than Badger Daylighting.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aecon Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62
Badger Daylighting	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Aecon Group beats Badger Daylighting on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.