Aercap (AER) Competitors $108.48 +1.23 (+1.15%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$107.28 -1.20 (-1.11%) As of 08/1/2025 07:15 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AER vs. BKNG, AL, AMP, DAL, EQH, HLT, ITT, PRU, SF, and TNLShould you be buying Aercap stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aercap include Booking (BKNG), Air Lease (AL), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Equitable (EQH), Hilton Worldwide (HLT), ITT (ITT), Prudential Financial (PRU), Stifel Financial (SF), and Travel + Leisure (TNL). Aercap vs. Its Competitors Booking Air Lease Ameriprise Financial Delta Air Lines Equitable Hilton Worldwide ITT Prudential Financial Stifel Financial Travel + Leisure Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) and Aercap (NYSE:AER) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends. Is BKNG or AER a better dividend stock? Booking pays an annual dividend of $38.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Aercap pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Booking pays out 26.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aercap pays out 6.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Booking has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Aercap has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Aercap is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend BKNG or AER? Booking presently has a consensus target price of $5,781.04, indicating a potential upside of 7.33%. Aercap has a consensus target price of $122.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.46%. Given Aercap's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aercap is more favorable than Booking.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Booking 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Aercap 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BKNG or AER? 92.4% of Booking shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of Aercap shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Booking shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Aercap shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to BKNG or AER? In the previous week, Booking had 106 more articles in the media than Aercap. MarketBeat recorded 129 mentions for Booking and 23 mentions for Aercap. Aercap's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Booking's score of 0.91 indicating that Aercap is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Booking 52 Very Positive mention(s) 16 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Aercap 9 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, BKNG or AER? Booking has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aercap has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, BKNG or AER? Booking has higher revenue and earnings than Aercap. Aercap is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Booking, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBooking$25.03B6.98$5.88B$143.7937.46Aercap$8.00B2.53$2.10B$16.086.75 Is BKNG or AER more profitable? Aercap has a net margin of 36.93% compared to Booking's net margin of 19.23%. Aercap's return on equity of 13.13% beat Booking's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Booking19.23% -134.19% 24.16% Aercap 36.93%13.13%3.11% SummaryBooking and Aercap tied by winning 10 of the 20 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 AER 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 ExcelMetricAercapTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$20.03B$6.68B$7.12B$20.63BDividend Yield1.01%1.95%706.15%3.67%P/E Ratio6.7524.1412.8829.01Price / Sales2.535.96525.1165.92Price / Cash3.906.217.6622.82Price / Book1.131.792.064.43Net Income$2.10B$360.72M$574.24M$993.74M7 Day Performance-3.29%-8.09%-5.26%-3.39%1 Month Performance-5.68%-6.95%-2.21%-2.10%1 Year Performance25.25%27.74%-2.73%10.09% Aercap Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AERAercap3.6953 of 5 stars$108.48+1.1%$122.00+12.5%+17.9%$20.03B$8.00B6.75740News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementBKNGBooking4.1974 of 5 stars$5,678.75+0.8%$5,481.78-3.5%+47.0%$183.28B$23.74B29.3124,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionALAir Lease4.7407 of 5 stars$57.38-1.2%$59.29+3.3%+13.8%$6.49B$2.73B11.73150Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownAMPAmeriprise Financial4.527 of 5 stars$518.10-0.6%$533.86+3.0%+19.9%$49.62B$17.26B14.1613,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDALDelta Air Lines4.9079 of 5 stars$55.62+1.4%$66.21+19.0%+23.3%$35.82B$61.64B9.28100,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionGap DownEQHEquitable4.8534 of 5 stars$52.30-0.6%$65.30+24.9%+19.2%$15.88B$12.44B8.958,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementHLTHilton Worldwide4.0939 of 5 stars$270.51-1.1%$258.56-4.4%+25.0%$64.36B$11.17B36.01181,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastITTITT4.2121 of 5 stars$162.38+0.5%$173.25+6.7%+17.8%$12.71B$3.63B27.3711,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap DownPRUPrudential Financial4.7768 of 5 stars$103.74-1.4%$121.75+17.4%-17.9%$37.24B$68.05B8.0238,196Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeSFStifel Financial4.1689 of 5 stars$111.78-0.8%$110.88-0.8%+29.1%$11.58B$4.97B19.369,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeGap DownTNLTravel + Leisure4.7354 of 5 stars$62.88-0.5%$62.30-0.9%+32.7%$4.10B$3.86B10.4419,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BKNG Alternatives AL Alternatives AMP Alternatives DAL Alternatives EQH Alternatives HLT Alternatives ITT Alternatives PRU Alternatives SF Alternatives TNL 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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