Magellan AerospaceMAL.TOTOP PICKNov 13, 2025Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Sep 04, 2026. Market Open.
Canadian aerospace and defense in Canada is one of the biggest fields. It has contracts with Airbus and Boeing and the structural demand is there for years. It can grow at 20% per year for years to come. There is a very big structural change on the defense side where Magellan has a lot of spare capacity for defense applications. He sees much more room for EBITA margin improvement and the ability to fill excess capacity with better quality.
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High insider ownership, so company is relatively undiscovered. One investor owns more than 50% of the company -- so it doesn't screen well for institutional investors. Business is booming.
Defense (~30% of its business, and he anticipates 45-50% in future) and aerospace. Good backlog. Seeing record requests for proposals, especially on defense. Huge operating leverage to get higher margins, which will increase FCF. One of the cheapest in the sector within NA. Yield is 0.83%.
We reiterate MAL, the Canadian based aerospace company with global market reach as a TOP PICK. Just over one-third of revenue is derived from defense spending. They are providing key engine components for South Korea and are involved with the Gripen fighter that Canadian is considering for purchase. It trades at 27x earnings and 1.3x book. Previously reported earnings showed good cash reserve growth, while they retired debt and bought back shares. We recommend trailing up the stop (from $13.00) to $15.50, looking to achieve $22.00 -- upside potential of 23%. Yield 1.1%
(Analysts’ price target is $22.00)