BAER vs. VTSI, EVTL, TATT, ISSC, PKE, SPIR, PGSS, OPXS, RDW, and SPCE
Should you be buying Bridger Aerospace Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bridger Aerospace Group include VirTra (VTSI), Vertical Aerospace (EVTL), TAT Technologies (TATT), Innovative Solutions and Support (ISSC), Park Aerospace (PKE), Spire Global (SPIR), Pegasus Digital Mobility Acquisition (PGSS), Optex Systems (OPXS), Redwire (RDW), and Virgin Galactic (SPCE). These companies are all part of the "aerospace" sector.
VirTra (NASDAQ:VTSI) and Bridger Aerospace Group (NASDAQ:BAER) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
VirTra has a net margin of 18.48% compared to VirTra's net margin of -73.43%. Bridger Aerospace Group's return on equity of 16.25% beat VirTra's return on equity.
VirTra received 44 more outperform votes than Bridger Aerospace Group when rated by MarketBeat users.
VirTra currently has a consensus target price of $17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 73.10%. Given Bridger Aerospace Group's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe VirTra is more favorable than Bridger Aerospace Group.
In the previous week, VirTra had 18 more articles in the media than Bridger Aerospace Group. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for VirTra and 7 mentions for Bridger Aerospace Group. Bridger Aerospace Group's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat VirTra's score of 0.24 indicating that VirTra is being referred to more favorably in the media.
VirTra has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bridger Aerospace Group. Bridger Aerospace Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VirTra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
14.7% of VirTra shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.9% of Bridger Aerospace Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of VirTra shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 70.7% of Bridger Aerospace Group shares are owned 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.
VirTra has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridger Aerospace Group has a beta of -0.13, indicating that its share price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
VirTra beats Bridger Aerospace Group on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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