FTAI Aviation (FTAI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

FTAI Aviation Ltd. owns and acquires aviation and offshore energy equipment for the transportation of goods and people worldwide. It operates through two segments, Aviation Leasing and Aerospace Products. The Aviation Leasing segment owns and manages aviation assets, including aircraft and aircraft engines, which it leases and sells to customers. As of December 31, 2023, this segment owned and managed 363 aviation assets consisting of 96 commercial aircraft and 267 engines, including eight aircraft and seventeen engines that were located in Russia. The Aerospace Products segment develops, manufactures, repairs, and sells aircraft engines and aftermarket components for aircraft engines. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $113.43 to $117.23
• 50-Day Range: $109.76 to $135.05
• 52-Week Range: $75.06 to $181.64
• Volume: 1.20 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.28 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $11.71 billion
• P/E Ratio: 543.52
• Dividend Yield: 1.05%
• Price Target: $171.83
• Consensus Rating: Buy

FTAI Aviation Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

FTAI Aviation scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2nd out of 58 stocks in the aerospace sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

FTAI Aviation has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.08, and is based on 12 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

FTAI Aviation has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 183.64%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for FTAI Aviation are expected to grow by 183.64% in the coming year, from $2.20 to $6.24 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of FTAI Aviation is 543.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.71.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of FTAI Aviation is 543.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Aerospace sector average P/E ratio of about 83.22.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

FTAI Aviation has a P/B Ratio of 144.48. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.31% of the float of FTAI Aviation has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

FTAI Aviation has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in FTAI Aviation has recently decreased by 14.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

FTAI Aviation pays a meaningful dividend of 1.05%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

FTAI Aviation does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of FTAI Aviation is 571.43%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, FTAI Aviation will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.23% next year. This indicates that FTAI Aviation will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.31% of the float of FTAI Aviation has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

FTAI Aviation has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in FTAI Aviation has recently decreased by 14.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.30

News Sentiment

FTAI Aviation has a news sentiment score of 1.30. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 1.00 average news sentiment score of Aerospace companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for FTAI Aviation this week, compared to 15 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

19 people have searched for FTAI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 19% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added FTAI Aviation to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 8% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, FTAI Aviation insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,008,715.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.60% of the stock of FTAI Aviation is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

88.96% of the stock of FTAI Aviation is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

FTAI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FTAI shares performed this year?

FTAI Aviation's stock was trading at $144.04 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FTAI stock has decreased by 20.8% and is now trading at $114.14.

How were FTAI Aviation's earnings last quarter?

FTAI Aviation Ltd. (NASDAQ:FTAI) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 29th. The financial services provider reported $1.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.24. The business's quarterly revenue was up 52.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

When did FTAI Aviation IPO?

FTAI Aviation (FTAI) raised $400 million in an IPO on Friday, May 15th 2015. The company issued 20,000,000 shares at a price of $19.00-$21.00 per share. Citigroup, BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Deutsche Bank Securities and UBS Investment Bank acted as the underwriters for the IPO and JMP Securities, Raymond James, Stephens and Wolfe Research Securities were co-managers.

Who are FTAI Aviation's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of FTAI Aviation include William Blair Investment Management LLC (1.26%), WCM Investment Management LLC (0.25%), Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.15%) and IMC Chicago LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Joseph P Jr Adams, David Moreno and Stacy Kuperus.
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How do I buy shares of FTAI Aviation?

Shares of FTAI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/23 Dividend: 5/16/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/23 Dividend: 5/16/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/23/2025
• Today: 7/29/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Aerospace
• Industry: Services – Misc. Equipment Rental And Leasing
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:FTAI
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:FTAI
• CIK: 1590364
• Web: www.ftandi.com
• Phone: (212) 798-6100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 40
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for FTAI Aviation: $171.83
• High Price Target: $300.00
• Low Price Target: $123.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +50.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.08
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.21
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 543.52
• Forward P/E Ratio: 51.88
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $8.68 million
• Net Margins: 3.74%
• Pretax Margin: 4.93%
• Return on Equity: 438.32%
• Return on Assets: 8.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.95
• Quick Ratio: 2.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.73 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.75
• Cash Flow: $5.22 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.86
• Book Value: $0.79 per share
• Price / Book: 144.48

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 102,560,000
• Free Float: 100,915,000
• Market Cap: $11.71 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.62