Air Lease (AL) Competitors $57.67 -0.69 (-1.18%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$57.66 -0.02 (-0.03%) As of 04:10 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AL vs. AER, AXP, DAL, EQH, ITT, IVZ, PFG, PRU, SF, and TNLShould you be buying Air Lease stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Air Lease include Aercap (AER), American Express (AXP), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Equitable (EQH), ITT (ITT), Invesco (IVZ), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Prudential Financial (PRU), Stifel Financial (SF), and Travel + Leisure (TNL). Air Lease vs. Its Competitors Aercap American Express Delta Air Lines Equitable ITT Invesco Principal Financial Group Prudential Financial Stifel Financial Travel + Leisure 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) 2.67Aercap 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 Lease24.77% 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAir Lease$2.81B2.29$427.70M$5.7210.08Aercap$8.00B2.62$2.10B$11.279.95 SummaryAercap beats Air Lease on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Air Lease News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AL 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 AL 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 AL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAir LeaseTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.45B$6.97B$7.37B$21.04BDividend Yield1.55%1.82%699.51%3.62%P/E Ratio10.0815.9313.1727.78Price / Sales2.296.55533.0471.63Price / Cash3.386.557.9222.61Price / Book0.852.012.184.67Net Income$427.70M$360.72M$571.39M$993.85M7 Day Performance-1.12%0.24%0.93%1.16%1 Month Performance1.04%4.91%4.90%4.99%1 Year Performance21.08%36.43%5.88%12.53% Air Lease Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALAir Lease4.7586 of 5 stars$57.67-1.2%$59.29+2.8%+19.8%$6.45B$2.81B10.08150Positive NewsAERAercap2.4167 of 5 stars$115.20+0.6%$121.25+5.3%+18.4%$21.52B$8.00B10.22740Upcoming EarningsAXPAmerican Express4.4747 of 5 stars$320.83+0.4%$307.68-4.1%+25.1%$224.77B$65.95B22.4075,100Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDALDelta Air Lines4.7895 of 5 stars$58.17+2.7%$66.62+14.5%+28.4%$37.98B$61.64B8.43100,000EQHEquitable4.8234 of 5 stars$53.39+1.1%$64.18+20.2%+24.8%$16.22B$12.44B14.518,000ITTITT4.5047 of 5 stars$158.11+0.2%$170.00+7.5%+12.8%$12.44B$3.63B25.1411,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastIVZInvesco4.6605 of 5 stars$17.36-0.4%$17.52+0.9%+27.3%$7.77B$6.07B13.888,500Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradePFGPrincipal Financial Group3.7196 of 5 stars$80.95+0.7%$84.08+3.9%-4.8%$18.15B$15.77B12.1219,300PRUPrudential Financial4.9113 of 5 stars$105.54-0.4%$121.85+15.4%-15.3%$37.36B$60.62B16.7338,196Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionSFStifel Financial4.1537 of 5 stars$110.33+2.0%$110.88+0.5%+34.3%$11.33B$5.00B21.109,000TNLTravel + Leisure4.8473 of 5 stars$57.56+0.5%$59.20+2.8%+25.3%$3.82B$3.86B9.6119,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AER Competitors AXP Competitors DAL Competitors EQH Competitors ITT Competitors IVZ Competitors PFG Competitors PRU Competitors SF Competitors TNL Competitors 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:AL) was last updated on 7/24/2025 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 | SponsoredElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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