Aercap (AER) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AER or BKNG?

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
Aercap	$8.00B	2.67	$2.10B	$11.27	10.15
Booking	$23.74B	7.84	$5.88B	$160.74	35.57

Does the media refer more to AER or BKNG?

In the previous week, Booking had 48 more articles in the media than Aercap. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for Booking and 12 mentions for Aercap. Booking's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Aercap's score of 1.30 indicating that Booking is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aercap	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Booking	46 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AER or BKNG a better dividend stock?

Aercap pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Booking pays an annual dividend of $38.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Aercap pays out 9.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Booking pays out 23.9% 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. Aercap has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Booking has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Aercap is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

96.4% of Aercap shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Booking shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Aercap shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Booking 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.

Is AER or BKNG more profitable?

Aercap has a net margin of 26.53% compared to Booking's net margin of 22.58%. Aercap's return on equity of 13.84% beat Booking's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aercap	26.53%	13.84%	3.26%
Booking	22.58%	-143.67%	23.29%

Do analysts rate AER or BKNG?

Aercap presently has a consensus price target of $121.25, indicating a potential upside of 6.01%. Booking has a consensus price target of $5,415.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.28%. Given Aercap's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Aercap is more favorable than Booking.

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)	2.67
Booking	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74

Which has more risk & volatility, AER or BKNG?

Aercap has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Booking has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Booking beats Aercap on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.