Amprius Technologies (NYSE:AMPX) and CAE (NYSE:CAE) Head-To-Head Review

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

67.4% of CAE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.0% of Amprius Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.3% of CAE shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of Amprius Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for CAE and Amprius Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	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 presently has a consensus price target of $34.75, indicating a potential upside of 68.04%. Amprius Technologies has a consensus price target of $10.20, indicating a potential upside of 359.46%. Given Amprius Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amprius Technologies is more favorable than CAE.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CAE and Amprius Technologies’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CAE	$3.11 billion	2.12	$168.47 million	$0.64	32.39
Amprius Technologies	$9.05 million	21.86	-$36.78 million	($0.43)	-5.02

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.

Volatility & Risk

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

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%

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.