NYSE:AYR - Aircastle Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Aircastle Limited Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $32.06 0.00 (0.00 %) (As of 12/15/2019 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$32.00Now: $32.06▼$32.1850-Day Range$26.01MA: $30.82▼$32.3752-Week Range$15.75Now: $32.06▼$32.47Volume374,412 shsAverage Volume453,062 shsMarket Capitalization$2.39 billionP/E Ratio10.11Dividend Yield3.99%Beta1.54 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email Aircastle Limited, through its subsidiaries, leases, finances, sells, and manages commercial flight equipment to airlines worldwide. As of December 31, 2018, its aircraft portfolio comprised 261 aircraft leased to 81 lessees located in 44 countries. Aircastle Limited was founded in 2004 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Equipment rental & leasing, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryTrading Companies & Distributors SectorTransportation Current SymbolNYSE:AYR Previous Symbol CUSIPG0129K10 CIK1362988 Webhttp://www.aircastle.com/ Phone203-504-1020Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.05 Quick Ratio0.05Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio10.11 Forward P/E Ratio16.53 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$890.35 million Price / Sales2.69 Cash Flow$7.73 per share Price / Cash Flow4.15 Book Value$26.35 per share Price / Book1.22Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.17 Net Income$247.91 million Net Margins21.97% Return on Equity10.52% Return on Assets2.59%Miscellaneous Employees109 Outstanding Shares74,640,000Market Cap$2.39 billion Next Earnings Date2/11/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive AYR News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for AYR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. AYR Rates by TradingView Aircastle (NYSE:AYR) Frequently Asked Questions What is Aircastle's stock symbol? Aircastle trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AYR." How often does Aircastle pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Aircastle? Aircastle announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be given a dividend of $0.32 per share on Friday, December 13th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.99%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 27th. This is an increase from Aircastle's previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. View Aircastle's Dividend History. How will Aircastle's stock buyback program work? Aircastle announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, May 21st 2019, which authorizes the company to buyback $100,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 6.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued. How were Aircastle's earnings last quarter? Aircastle Limited (NYSE:AYR) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The transportation company reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.01. The transportation company earned $236.87 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $225.72 million. Aircastle had a net margin of 21.97% and a return on equity of 10.52%. View Aircastle's Earnings History. When is Aircastle's next earnings date? Aircastle is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 11th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Aircastle. What price target have analysts set for AYR? 4 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Aircastle's stock. Their forecasts range from $18.00 to $32.00. On average, they anticipate Aircastle's stock price to reach $24.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 25.1%. View Analyst Price Targets for Aircastle. What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Aircastle? 4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Aircastle in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 3 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Aircastle. Has Aircastle been receiving favorable news coverage? News headlines about AYR stock have trended somewhat negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Aircastle earned a media sentiment score of -1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the transportation company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Aircastle. Are investors shorting Aircastle? Aircastle saw a decline in short interest in the month of November. As of November 29th, there was short interest totalling 422,400 shares, a decline of 13.7% from the November 14th total of 489,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 589,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.8% of the company's shares are sold short. View Aircastle's Current Options Chain. Who are some of Aircastle's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Aircastle include Fastenal (FAST), W W Grainger (GWW), United Rentals (URI), Watsco (WSO), Air Lease (AL), MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), GATX (GATX), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), WESCO International (WCC), Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN), Kaman (KAMN), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), H&E Equipment Services (HEES), MRC Global (MRC) and DXP Enterprises (DXPE). What other stocks do shareholders of Aircastle own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Aircastle investors own include AT&T (T), Education Realty Trust (EDR), AbbVie (ABBV), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Verizon Communications (VZ), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Bank of America (BAC), Ford Motor (F) and New Residential Investment (NRZ). Who are Aircastle's key executives? Aircastle's management team includes the folowing people: Mr. Michael J. Inglese, CEO & Director (Age 57)Mr. Aaron Dahlke, Chief Financial Officer (Age 50)Mr. Roy Chardain Chandran, Exec. VP of Corp. Fin. & Strategy (Age 55)Mr. Christopher L. Beers, Chief Legal Officer & Sec. (Age 54)Mr. Michael L. Kriedberg, Sr. Advisor (Age 58) Who are Aircastle's major shareholders? Aircastle's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (2.64%), River Road Asset Management LLC (2.03%), State Street Corp (1.66%), Foundry Partners LLC (0.95%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.72%) and First Trust Advisors LP (0.41%). Company insiders that own Aircastle stock include Hart Kevin, Michael Kriedberg, Ronald Merriman and Teachers Pension Plan Ontario. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Aircastle. Which institutional investors are selling Aircastle stock? AYR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, River Road Asset Management LLC, Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, Zebra Capital Management LLC, Chicago Equity Partners LLC, Comerica Bank and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC. Company insiders that have sold Aircastle company stock in the last year include Michael Kriedberg and Ronald Merriman. View Insider Buying and Selling for Aircastle. Which institutional investors are buying Aircastle stock? AYR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Foundry Partners LLC, West Branch Capital LLC, Denali Advisors LLC, Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc., Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Raymond James Trust N.A. and Russell Investments Group Ltd.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Aircastle. How do I buy shares of Aircastle? Shares of AYR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab. What is Aircastle's stock price today? One share of AYR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $32.06. How big of a company is Aircastle? Aircastle has a market capitalization of $2.39 billion and generates $890.35 million in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $247.91 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.17 on an earnings per share basis. Aircastle employs 109 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Aircastle. What is Aircastle's official website? The official website for Aircastle is http://www.aircastle.com/. How can I contact Aircastle? Aircastle's mailing address is 201 Tresser Boulevard Suite 400, STAMFORD CT, 06901. The transportation company can be reached via phone at 203-504-1020 or via email at [email protected] MarketBeat Community Rating for Aircastle (NYSE AYR)Community Ranking: 2.1 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 333 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 473 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 806MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Aircastle and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe AYR will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe AYR will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. This page was last updated on 12/15/2019 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: Depreciation