Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer AC or BAM?

Air Canada presently has a consensus target price of C$24.41, indicating a potential upside of 13.46%. Brookfield Asset Management has a consensus target price of C$79.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.53%. Given Air Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Air Canada is more favorable than Brookfield Asset Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Air Canada	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Brookfield Asset Management	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AC or BAM?

15.5% of Air Canada shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Air Canada shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 0.9%. Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of C$2.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Air Canada pays out 2.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Asset Management pays out 70.5% 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.

Does the media favor AC or BAM?

In the previous week, Brookfield Asset Management had 2 more articles in the media than Air Canada. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management and 6 mentions for Air Canada. Brookfield Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Air Canada's score of 0.40 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Brookfield Asset Management	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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$21.95B	0.35	C$2.54B	C$7.10	3.03
Brookfield Asset Management	C$3.71B	26.72	C$2.42B	C$2.91	29.08

Is AC or BAM more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management has a net margin of 65.13% compared to Air Canada's net margin of 11.57%. Air Canada's return on equity of 177.01% beat Brookfield Asset Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Air Canada	11.57%	177.01%	4.12%
Brookfield Asset Management	65.13%	32.14%	0.88%

Summary

Air Canada beats Brookfield Asset Management on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.