Aecon Group (ARE) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer ARE or BDT?

Aecon Group currently has a consensus target price of C$27.53, indicating a potential upside of 0.46%. Bird Construction has a consensus target price of C$33.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.57%. Given Bird Construction's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bird Construction is more favorable than Aecon Group.

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
Bird Construction	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more volatility & risk, ARE or BDT?

Aecon Group has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bird Construction has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ARE or BDT more profitable?

Bird Construction has a net margin of 2.68% compared to Aecon Group's net margin of 0.32%. Bird Construction's return on equity of 26.97% beat Aecon Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aecon Group	0.32%	1.40%	-3.46%
Bird Construction	2.68%	26.97%	4.80%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ARE or BDT?

Aecon Group received 186 more outperform votes than Bird Construction when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.11% of users gave Aecon Group an outperform vote while only 54.34% of users gave Bird Construction an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aecon Group	Outperform Votes 499 69.11%	Underperform Votes 223 30.89%
Bird Construction	Outperform Votes 313 54.34%	Underperform Votes 263 45.66%

Which has better earnings & valuation, ARE or BDT?

Bird Construction has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aecon Group. Aecon Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bird Construction, 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$4.07B	0.42	C$13.11M	-C$0.27	-101.48
Bird Construction	C$3.14B	0.46	C$84.06M	C$1.56	16.85

Does the media prefer ARE or BDT?

In the previous week, Aecon Group had 1 more articles in the media than Bird Construction. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Aecon Group and 3 mentions for Bird Construction. Aecon Group's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Bird Construction's score of -0.05 indicating that Aecon Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aecon Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bird Construction	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

18.2% of Aecon Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.0% of Bird Construction shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Aecon Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Bird Construction shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ARE or BDT a better dividend stock?

Aecon Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Bird Construction pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Aecon Group pays out -281.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bird Construction pays out 53.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Bird Construction beats Aecon Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.