AerCap (AER) Competitors $115.28 -0.67 (-0.57%) Closing price 06/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$115.32 +0.04 (+0.03%) As of 06/10/2025 06:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AER vs. PYPL, WCN, TCOM, GIB, IQV, CPAY, TOST, RDDT, GRAB, and RBAShould you be buying AerCap stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AerCap include PayPal (PYPL), Waste Connections (WCN), Trip.com Group (TCOM), CGI (GIB), IQVIA (IQV), Corpay (CPAY), Toast (TOST), Reddit (RDDT), Grab (GRAB), and RB Global (RBA). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. AerCap vs. PayPal Waste Connections Trip.com Group CGI IQVIA Corpay Toast Reddit Grab RB Global AerCap (NYSE:AER) and PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AER or PYPL? 96.4% of AerCap shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of PayPal shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of AerCap shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of PayPal shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, AER or PYPL? AerCap has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PayPal has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AER or PYPL? PayPal has higher revenue and earnings than AerCap. AerCap is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PayPal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAerCap$8.06B2.67$3.14B$11.2710.23PayPal$31.89B2.28$4.15B$4.4716.72 Is AER or PYPL more profitable? AerCap has a net margin of 32.38% compared to PayPal's net margin of 13.04%. PayPal's return on equity of 23.67% beat AerCap's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AerCap32.38% 13.98% 3.28% PayPal 13.04%23.67%5.83% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AER or PYPL? PayPal received 1287 more outperform votes than AerCap when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.13% of users gave PayPal an outperform vote while only 74.34% of users gave AerCap an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAerCapOutperform Votes55974.34% Underperform Votes19325.66% PayPalOutperform Votes184675.13% Underperform Votes61124.87% Does the media favor AER or PYPL? In the previous week, PayPal had 49 more articles in the media than AerCap. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for PayPal and 11 mentions for AerCap. PayPal's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat AerCap's score of 0.41 indicating that PayPal is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AerCap 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral PayPal 30 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend AER or PYPL? AerCap currently has a consensus target price of $119.25, suggesting a potential upside of 3.44%. PayPal has a consensus target price of $83.29, suggesting a potential upside of 11.41%. Given PayPal's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PayPal 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) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67PayPal 3 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46 SummaryPayPal beats AerCap on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AerCap News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AER and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AER vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAerCapEquipment rental & leasing IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$21.53B$6.82B$287.99B$19.79BDividend Yield0.94%2.09%3.58%3.84%P/E Ratio9.149.9113.8235.71Price / Sales2.671.42370.1845.94Price / Cash3.984.5611.5417.52Price / Book1.412.481.984.84Net Income$3.14B$538.89M$513.66M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.54%0.88%1.34%2.29%1 Month Performance5.30%4.45%4.77%5.86%1 Year Performance27.94%2.99%-6.16%11.14% AerCap Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AERAerCap1.6048 of 5 stars$115.28-0.6%$119.25+3.4%+25.2%$21.53B$8.06B9.14740PYPLPayPal4.5497 of 5 stars$70.93+0.9%$83.29+17.4%+11.4%$68.98B$31.89B17.6929,900Trending NewsInsider TradeWCNWaste Connections4.5593 of 5 stars$196.26-0.4%$212.23+8.1%+12.7%$50.71B$9.08B82.1222,100Analyst ForecastTCOMTrip.com Group4.4722 of 5 stars$63.65+1.6%$77.25+21.4%+20.0%$41.58B$55.22B19.0633,700GIBCGI3.7237 of 5 stars$107.59+0.0%$156.75+45.7%+7.1%$24.39B$15.14B19.4690,000Positive NewsIQVIQVIA4.8844 of 5 stars$139.06-0.9%$226.32+62.7%-26.0%$24.06B$15.50B18.5486,000CPAYCorpay3.6408 of 5 stars$322.12-0.9%$395.07+22.6%+35.3%$22.71B$4.05B23.0410,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTOSTToast2.2092 of 5 stars$42.97+1.9%$41.21-4.1%+92.2%$21.40B$5.22B-4,292.414,500Trending NewsInsider TradeRDDTReddit3.296 of 5 stars$111.78-0.5%$140.45+25.7%+96.8%$20.63B$1.45B-14.462,013Gap DownGRABGrab2.7504 of 5 stars$4.85-0.4%$5.71+17.6%+28.6%$19.53B$2.92B-242.509,490Trending NewsRBARB Global3.3214 of 5 stars$105.21-0.1%$114.50+8.8%+34.5%$19.48B$4.33B52.344,200 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PYPL Alternatives WCN Alternatives TCOM Alternatives GIB Alternatives IQV Alternatives CPAY Alternatives TOST Alternatives RDDT Alternatives GRAB Alternatives RBA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AER) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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