Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) Competitors

Air Canada (TSE:AC) and Brookfield Asset Management (TSE:BAM) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AC or BAM?

15.5% of Air Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Air Canada shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer AC or BAM?

In the previous week, Air Canada had 9 more articles in the media than Brookfield Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Air Canada and 2 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management. Brookfield Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Air Canada's score of 0.58 indicating that Brookfield Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Air Canada	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield Asset Management	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AC or BAM more profitable?

Air Canada has a net margin of 7.92% compared to Brookfield Asset Management's net margin of 0.00%. Air Canada's return on equity of 603.77% beat Brookfield Asset Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Air Canada	7.92%	603.77%	4.12%
Brookfield Asset Management	N/A	16.13%	0.88%

Which has better valuation & earnings, AC or BAM?

Air Canada has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Asset Management. Air Canada is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Asset Management, 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	0.33	C$1.76B	C$4.48	4.56
Brookfield Asset Management	C$3.89B	8.65	C$443M	C$1.50	53.57

Do analysts recommend AC or BAM?

Air Canada presently has a consensus target price of C$26.60, indicating a potential upside of 30.07%. Given Air Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Air Canada is more favorable than Brookfield Asset Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Air Canada	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
Brookfield Asset Management	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AC or BAM?

Air Canada received 739 more outperform votes than Brookfield Asset Management when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.45% of users gave Brookfield Asset Management an outperform vote while only 71.59% of users gave Air Canada an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Air Canada	Outperform Votes 988 71.59%	Underperform Votes 392 28.41%
Brookfield Asset Management	Outperform Votes 249 73.45%	Underperform Votes 90 26.55%

Is AC or BAM a better dividend stock?

Air Canada pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of C$2.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Air Canada pays out 4.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Asset Management pays out 136.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Air Canada beats Brookfield Asset Management on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.