Contrasting CAE (NYSE:CAE) & Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ)

Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ) and CAE (NYSE:CAE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Gauzy and CAE”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gauzy	$94.35 million	1.58	-$79.27 million	N/A	N/A
CAE	$4.43 billion	1.67	-$225.35 million	($0.77)	-30.23

Gauzy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CAE.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Gauzy and CAE, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gauzy	0	0	4	0	3.00
CAE	0	7	1	0	2.13

Gauzy presently has a consensus target price of $16.25, suggesting a potential upside of 108.33%. CAE has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.39%. Given Gauzy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Gauzy is more favorable than CAE.

Profitability

This table compares Gauzy and CAE’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gauzy	-66.25%	N/A	-34.21%
CAE	-7.49%	5.79%	2.56%

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CAE beats Gauzy on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.