Bombardier, Inc. Class B (BBD.B) Competitors

CAE (TSE:CAE) and Bombardier, Inc. Class B (TSE:BBD.B) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CAE or BBD.B?

77.3% of CAE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.9% of Bombardier, Inc. Class B shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of CAE shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Bombardier, Inc. Class B shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CAE or BBD.B?

In the previous week, CAE had 7 more articles in the media than Bombardier, Inc. Class B. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for CAE and 3 mentions for Bombardier, Inc. Class B. CAE's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Bombardier, Inc. Class B's score of 0.02 indicating that CAE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CAE	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bombardier, Inc. Class B	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CAE or BBD.B more profitable?

Bombardier, Inc. Class B has a net margin of 3.65% compared to CAE's net margin of -7.39%. Bombardier, Inc. Class B's return on equity of 0.00% beat CAE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CAE	-7.39%	-7.43%	2.79%
Bombardier, Inc. Class B	3.65%	N/A	4.11%

Which has better earnings and valuation, CAE or BBD.B?

Bombardier, Inc. Class B has higher revenue and earnings than CAE. CAE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bombardier, Inc. Class B, 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
CAE	C$4.34B	2.59	-C$341.80M	-C$1.07	-32.99
Bombardier, Inc. Class B	C$8.40B	0.90	C$276M	C$3.86	22.59

Which has more volatility and risk, CAE or BBD.B?

CAE has a beta of 1.91, meaning that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bombardier, Inc. Class B has a beta of 2.98, meaning that its stock price is 198% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CAE or BBD.B?

Bombardier, Inc. Class B received 308 more outperform votes than CAE when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.10% of users gave CAE an outperform vote while only 56.83% of users gave Bombardier, Inc. Class B an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CAE	Outperform Votes 358 57.10%	Underperform Votes 269 42.90%
Bombardier, Inc. Class B	Outperform Votes 666 56.83%	Underperform Votes 506 43.17%

Do analysts recommend CAE or BBD.B?

CAE presently has a consensus target price of C$36.06, suggesting a potential upside of 2.16%. Bombardier, Inc. Class B has a consensus target price of C$117.17, suggesting a potential upside of 34.35%. Given Bombardier, Inc. Class B's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bombardier, Inc. Class B is more favorable than CAE.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CAE	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
Bombardier, Inc. Class B	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Bombardier, Inc. Class B beats CAE on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.