CAE (NYSE:CAE – Get Free Report) and Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ – Get Free Report) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for CAE and Gauzy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CAE | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.13 |
| Gauzy | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
CAE presently has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.61%. Gauzy has a consensus price target of $16.25, indicating a potential upside of 104.15%. Given Gauzy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gauzy is more favorable than CAE.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CAE | $4.43 billion | 1.69 | -$225.35 million | ($0.77) | -30.45 |
| Gauzy | $94.35 million | 1.61 | -$79.27 million | N/A | N/A |
Gauzy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CAE.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
67.4% of CAE shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of CAE shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares CAE and Gauzy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CAE | -7.49% | 5.79% | 2.56% |
| Gauzy | -66.25% | N/A | -34.21% |
Summary
CAE beats Gauzy on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CAE
CAE Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides simulation training and critical operations support solutions in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, the Oceania, Africa, and Rest of the Americas. It operates through two segments, Civil Aviation; and Defense and Security. The Civil Aviation segment offers training solutions for flight, cabin, maintenance, and ground personnel in commercial, business, and helicopter aviation; a range of flight simulation training devices; and ab initio pilot training and crew sourcing services, as well as aircraft flight operations solutions. The Defense and Security segment operates as a training and simulation provider that delivers platform-independent solutions to enable and enhance force readiness and security for defense forces, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), government agencies, and public safety organizations. The company was formerly known as CAE Industries Ltd. and changed its name to CAE Inc. in 1993. CAE Inc. was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Saint-Laurent, Canada.
About Gauzy
Gauzy Ltd. is a fully-integrated light and vision control company which focused on the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of vision and light control technologies. It operates principally in Germany, France, the United States, Canada, China, Singapore and Dubai. Gauzy Ltd. is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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