Air Lease (AL) Competitors

Air Lease (NYSE:AL) and Aercap (NYSE:AER) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer AL or AER?

Air Lease presently has a consensus price target of $59.29, indicating a potential upside of 2.80%. Aercap has a consensus price target of $122.38, indicating a potential upside of 9.15%. Given Aercap's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Aercap is more favorable than Air Lease.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Air Lease	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Aercap	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is AL or AER a better dividend stock?

Air Lease pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Aercap pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Air Lease pays out 15.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aercap pays out 9.6% 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. Air Lease has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Aercap has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Air Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AL or AER?

94.6% of Air Lease shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of Aercap shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Air Lease shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Aercap shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to AL or AER?

In the previous week, Aercap had 7 more articles in the media than Air Lease. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Aercap and 5 mentions for Air Lease. Air Lease's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Aercap's score of 0.58 indicating that Air Lease is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Air Lease	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aercap	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AL or AER more profitable?

Aercap has a net margin of 26.53% compared to Air Lease's net margin of 24.77%. Aercap's return on equity of 13.84% beat Air Lease's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Air Lease	24.77%	8.04%	1.91%
Aercap	26.53%	13.84%	3.26%

Which has more risk and volatility, AL or AER?

Air Lease has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aercap has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AL or AER?

Aercap has higher revenue and earnings than Air Lease. Aercap is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Air Lease, 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
Air Lease	$2.81B	2.29	$427.70M	$5.72	10.08
Aercap	$8.00B	2.62	$2.10B	$11.27	9.95

Summary

Aercap beats Air Lease on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.