Financial Comparison: Amprius Technologies (NYSE:AMPX) and CAE (NYSE:CAE)

CAE (NYSE:CAE) and Amprius Technologies (NYSE:AMPX) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CAE and Amprius Technologies’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CAE	$3.11 billion	2.16	$168.47 million	$0.64	32.97
Amprius Technologies	$9.05 million	22.52	-$36.78 million	($0.43)	-5.17

CAE has higher revenue and earnings than Amprius Technologies. Amprius Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CAE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares CAE and Amprius Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CAE	6.20%	7.52%	3.35%
Amprius Technologies	-406.23%	-56.74%	-40.31%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for CAE and Amprius Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CAE	1	1	3	0	2.40
Amprius Technologies	0	1	7	0	2.88

CAE currently has a consensus price target of $34.75, indicating a potential upside of 64.69%. Amprius Technologies has a consensus price target of $10.20, indicating a potential upside of 358.43%. Given Amprius Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amprius Technologies is more favorable than CAE.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

67.4% of CAE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.0% of Amprius Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of CAE shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of Amprius Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

CAE has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amprius Technologies has a beta of 2.96, meaning that its stock price is 196% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CAE beats Amprius Technologies on 9 of the 14 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, Oceania and Africa, and Rest of Americas. It operates through three segments: Civil Aviation, Defense and Security, and Healthcare. The Civil Aviation segment provides training solutions for flight, cabin, maintenance, and ground personnel in commercial, business, and helicopter aviation; 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 offers training and mission support solutions for defense forces across multi-domain operations, OEMs, government agencies and public safety organizations. The Healthcare segment provides integrated education and training solutions, including interventional and imaging simulations, curricula, audiovisual debriefing solutions, center management platforms, and patient simulators for healthcare students and clinical professionals, hospital and university simulation centers, medical and nursing schools, paramedic organizations, defense forces, medical societies, public health agencies and OEMs. 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 Amprius Technologies

Amprius Technologies, Inc. produces and sells ultra-high energy density lithium-ion batteries for mobility applications. The company offers silicon nanowire anode batteries. Its batteries are primarily used for existing and emerging aviation applications, including unmanned aerial systems, such as drones and high-altitude pseudo satellites. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.