Head-To-Head Analysis: MDA Space (MDA) & The Competition

MDA Space (NYSE:MDA) is one of 229 public companies in the “Aerospace & Defense” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare MDA Space to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares MDA Space and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MDA Space	6.04%	8.72%	3.68%
MDA Space Competitors	-242.71%	-117.20%	-4.66%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares MDA Space and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MDA Space	$1.17 billion	$77.65 million	124.36
MDA Space Competitors	$8.46 billion	$577.31 million	33.61

MDA Space’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than MDA Space. MDA Space is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for MDA Space and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MDA Space	0	3	4	2	2.89
MDA Space Competitors	2007	7959	12207	530	2.50

MDA Space currently has a consensus price target of $50.67, suggesting a potential upside of 45.51%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 29.26%. Given MDA Space’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe MDA Space is more favorable than its peers.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

50.1% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by institutional investors. 12.1% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by 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.

Summary

MDA Space beats its peers on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

About MDA Space

MDA Space Ltd is a developer and manufacturer of technology and services to the space industry. It is an international space mission partner and robotics, satellite systems, and geo-intelligence pioneer. It is engaged in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, space exploration, and infrastructure. The Company collaborates and partners with governments and space agencies, commercial space companies, and defence and aerospace prime contractors in the space industry. Geographically, it generates the majority of its revenue from Canada.