Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) Competitors

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

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%

Which has better 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	0.24	C$2.54B	C$7.10	2.05
Brookfield Asset Management	C$3.71B	22.81	C$2.42B	C$2.91	24.83

Do analysts rate AC or BAM?

Air Canada presently has a consensus price target of C$25.20, indicating a potential upside of 72.72%. Brookfield Asset Management has a consensus price target of C$68.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.76%. Given Air Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 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 institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 1.4%. Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of C$2.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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 prefer AC or BAM?

In the previous week, Air Canada had 7 more articles in the media than Brookfield Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Air Canada and 0 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management. Air Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Brookfield Asset Management's score of 0.00 indicating that Air Canada is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Air Canada	Neutral
Brookfield Asset Management	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AC or BAM?

Air Canada received 737 more outperform votes than Brookfield Asset Management when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.61% of users gave Brookfield Asset Management an outperform vote while only 71.39% of users gave Air Canada an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Air Canada	Outperform Votes 988 71.39%	Underperform Votes 396 28.61%
Brookfield Asset Management	Outperform Votes 251 73.61%	Underperform Votes 90 26.39%

Summary

Air Canada beats Brookfield Asset Management on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.