Analyzing MDA Space (MDA) and Its Rivals

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

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MDA Space	0	3	6	1	2.80
MDA Space Competitors	2032	8000	12324	537	2.50

MDA Space presently has a consensus target price of $48.25, suggesting a potential upside of 36.80%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 28.53%. Given MDA Space’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe MDA Space is more favorable than its peers.

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	5.68%	9.42%	4.20%
MDA Space Competitors	-303.02%	-29.93%	-3.85%

Institutional & 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

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	65.31
MDA Space Competitors	$8.53 billion	$577.31 million	28.88

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.

Summary

MDA Space beats its peers on 8 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.