Aercap (AER) Competitors

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) and Aercap (NYSE:AER) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

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 0.9%. 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Aercap has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Aercap is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better earnings & 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Booking	$23.74B	7.81	$5.88B	$143.79	39.79
Aercap	$8.00B	2.79	$2.10B	$16.08	7.43

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
Booking	19.23%	-134.19%	24.16%
Aercap	36.93%	13.13%	3.11%

Which has more volatility & risk, BKNG or AER?

Booking has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aercap has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BKNG or AER?

In the previous week, Booking had 41 more articles in the media than Aercap. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for Booking and 14 mentions for Aercap. Aercap's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Booking's score of 1.29 indicating that Aercap is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Booking	38 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aercap	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer BKNG or AER?

Booking currently has a consensus target price of $5,781.04, suggesting a potential upside of 1.05%. Aercap has a consensus target price of $122.57, suggesting a potential upside of 2.57%. Given Aercap's higher probable 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)	10 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Aercap	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BKNG or AER?

92.4% of Booking shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of Aercap shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Booking shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Aercap shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Booking and Aercap tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.