Sezzle (SEZL) Competitors

Aercap (NYSE:AER) and Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, AER or SEZL?

Aercap has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sezzle has a beta of 9.09, indicating that its stock price is 809% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend AER or SEZL?

Aercap currently has a consensus target price of $122.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.81%. Sezzle has a consensus target price of $124.33, indicating a potential upside of 43.65%. Given Sezzle's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sezzle is more favorable than Aercap.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aercap	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Sezzle	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AER or SEZL?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aercap	$8.00B	2.64	$2.10B	$16.08	7.04
Sezzle	$271.13M	10.63	$78.52M	$2.92	29.64

Is AER or SEZL more profitable?

Aercap has a net margin of 36.93% compared to Sezzle's net margin of 28.13%. Sezzle's return on equity of 113.81% beat Aercap's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aercap	36.93%	13.13%	3.11%
Sezzle	28.13%	113.81%	36.81%

Does the media favor AER or SEZL?

In the previous week, Aercap and Aercap both had 15 articles in the media. Aercap's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Sezzle's score of 0.82 indicating that Aercap is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aercap	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sezzle	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in AER or SEZL?

96.4% of Aercap shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.0% of Sezzle shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Aercap shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 49.5% of Sezzle shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Sezzle beats Aercap on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.