CAE remains a better buy than Bombardier

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CAE and Bombardier have rebounded strongly from their March 2020 lows as the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines help spur air travel volumes. We like both their outlooks, but CAE is the better choice for your new buying. CAE INC. $38 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol CAE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 316.8 million; Market cap: $12.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.8; Dividend suspended in March 2020; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cae.com) is a leading maker of flight simulators for commercial and military aircraft. It also operates pilot-training schools in over 35 countries and makes mannequins and other medical-simulators for training health professionals. The company’s revenue in its fiscal 2022 first quarter, ended June 30, 2021, rose 36.7%, to $752.7 million from $550.5 million a year earlier. If you disregard costs related to recent acquisitions and employee layoffs due to COVID-19, the company earned $55.6 million, or $0.19 a share, in the quarter. That’s a big improvement over the…