Aecon Group (ARE) Competitors C$17.34 +0.13 (+0.76%) As of 04/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock ARE vs. BAD, BDT, BDGI, IBG, DRT, CKK, WSP, STN, SNC, and ATAShould you be buying Aecon Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aecon Group include Badger Daylighting (BAD), Bird Construction (BDT), Badger Infrastructure Solutions (BDGI), IBI Group (IBG), DIRTT Environmental Solutions (DRT), Cordy Oilfield Services (CKK), WSP Global (WSP), Stantec (STN), SNC-Lavalin Group (SNC), and ATS Automation Tooling Systems (ATA). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. Aecon Group vs. Badger Daylighting Bird Construction Badger Infrastructure Solutions IBI Group DIRTT Environmental Solutions Cordy Oilfield Services WSP Global Stantec SNC-Lavalin Group ATS Automation Tooling Systems Aecon Group (TSE:ARE) and Badger Daylighting (TSE:BAD) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ARE or BAD? Aecon Group received 245 more outperform votes than Badger Daylighting when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.52% of users gave Aecon Group an outperform vote while only 62.05% of users gave Badger Daylighting an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAecon GroupOutperform Votes50568.52% Underperform Votes23231.48% Badger DaylightingOutperform Votes26062.05% Underperform Votes15937.95% Do analysts rate ARE or BAD? Aecon Group presently has a consensus price target of C$25.07, suggesting a potential upside of 44.59%. Given Aecon Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85Badger Daylighting 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has better valuation & earnings, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAecon GroupC$4.16B0.26-C$64.67M-C$1.02-17.06Badger DaylightingC$530.42M0.00C$4.53MC$0.13N/A Does the media refer more to ARE or BAD? In the previous week, Aecon Group had 8 more articles in the media than Badger Daylighting. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Aecon Group and 0 mentions for Badger Daylighting. Aecon Group's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Badger Daylighting's score of 0.00 indicating that Aecon Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Aecon Group Neutral Badger Daylighting Neutral 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 4.4%. 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 and institutionals believe in ARE or BAD? 18.2% of Aecon Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Aecon Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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 SummaryAecon Group beats Badger Daylighting on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Aecon Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ARE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart ARE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAecon GroupEngineering & Construction IndustryIndustrials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$1.10BC$2.29BC$6.63BC$5.53BDividend Yield3.24%3.02%3.60%6.44%P/E Ratio-17.0625.5320.3129.92Price / Sales0.2632.4975.29583.88Price / Cash1.1514.6126.9983.35Price / Book1.132.443.563.53Net Income-C$64.67MC$82.90MC$801.57MC$300.83M1 Month Performance-5.71%-0.66%-4.39%-3.71%1 Year Performance1.76%74.81%20.14%11.15% Aecon Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AREAecon Group2.688 of 5 starsC$17.34+0.8%C$25.07+44.6%+1.8%C$1.10BC$4.16B-17.068,684Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageBADBadger DaylightingN/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.40BC$530.42M310.001,875BDTBird Construction3.7057 of 5 starsC$20.09+2.8%C$32.67+62.6%+14.9%C$1.12BC$3.31B12.175,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageNegative NewsGap UpBDGIBadger Infrastructure Solutions2.3623 of 5 starsC$36.63+0.4%C$51.25+39.9%-21.3%C$875.00MC$506.63M21.202,433Analyst ForecastNews CoverageIBGIBI GroupN/AN/AN/AN/AC$608.07MC$583.99M29.523,000DRTDIRTT Environmental SolutionsN/AC$1.00flatN/A+67.2%C$135.99MC$120.72M11.96922News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpCKKCordy Oilfield ServicesN/AC$0.04+14.3%N/A+0.0%C$9.25MC$26.15M5.71240,000Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeWSPWSP Global1.4873 of 5 starsC$245.46+2.1%C$284.46+15.9%+18.0%C$31.67BC$15.75B46.9169,300Analyst ForecastSTNStantec1.8983 of 5 starsC$119.38+0.6%C$140.42+17.6%+10.7%C$13.61BC$7.14B39.8431,000Analyst ForecastSNCSNC-Lavalin GroupN/AN/AN/AN/AC$7.63BC$7.94B92.5333,876News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeATAATS Automation Tooling SystemsN/AN/AN/AN/AC$4.01BC$2.35B29.326,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Badger Daylighting Alternatives Bird Construction Alternatives Badger Infrastructure Solutions Alternatives IBI Group Alternatives DIRTT Environmental Solutions Alternatives Cordy Oilfield Services Alternatives WSP Global Alternatives Stantec Alternatives SNC-Lavalin Group Alternatives ATS Automation Tooling Systems Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:ARE) was last updated on 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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