Reviewing MDA Space (MDA) & Its Rivals

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

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MDA Space	$1.17 billion	$77.65 million	65.22
MDA Space Competitors	$8.59 billion	$577.31 million	29.56

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.

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

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	-304.51%	-30.57%	-4.27%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for MDA Space and its rivals, 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	2028	7996	12317	536	2.50

MDA Space currently has a consensus target price of $48.25, indicating a potential upside of 37.00%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 26.86%. Given MDA Space’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe MDA Space is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

MDA Space beats its rivals 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.