Analyzing MDA Space (MDA) and Its Competitors

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares MDA Space and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MDA Space	$1.17 billion	$77.65 million	58.44
MDA Space Competitors	$8.50 billion	$577.31 million	29.49

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MDA Space	5.68%	9.42%	4.20%
MDA Space Competitors	-303.28%	-30.39%	-4.16%

Insider & Institutional 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for MDA Space and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MDA Space	0	3	6	1	2.80
MDA Space Competitors	2034	8007	12336	537	2.50

MDA Space presently has a consensus target price of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 58.43%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 35.44%. Given MDA Space’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe MDA Space is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

MDA Space beats its rivals on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

MDA Space Company Profile

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.