NYSE:AYRAircastle Stock Price, Forecast & News Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. 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 $32.01 0.00 (0.00 %) (As of 03/27/2020) Add Compare Share Today's Range$31.75Now: $32.01▼$32.0150-Day Range$29.05MA: $31.83▼$32.0152-Week Range$19.11Now: $32.01▼$32.47Volume4.90 million shsAverage Volume1.57 million shsMarket Capitalization$2.40 billionP/E Ratio15.54Dividend Yield4.00%Beta1.33 ProfileAnalyst RatingsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media 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.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 1.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAircastle has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $30.00, Aircastle has a potential downside of 6.3% from its current price of $32.01.Amount of Analyst CoverageAircastle has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.1 Community Rank Outperform VotesAircastle has received 353 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesAircastle has received 496 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentAircastle has received 58.42% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat'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. Previous Next 4.2 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipAircastle is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.00%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthAircastle has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Aircastle is 62.14%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Aircastle will have a dividend payout ratio of 50.00% next year. This indicates that Aircastle will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Aircastle insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.10% of the stock of Aircastle is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions58.27% of the stock of Aircastle is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Aircastle are expected to grow by 6.67% in the coming year, from $2.40 to $2.56 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Aircastle is 15.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.38.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Aircastle is 15.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 17.99.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAircastle has a P/B Ratio of 1.16. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 1.0Community Rank: 2.1Dividend Strength: 4.2Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.03 out of 5 stars 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 Webwww.aircastle.com Phone203-504-1020Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.03 Quick Ratio0.03Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio15.54 Forward P/E Ratio13.34 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$917.94 million Price / Sales2.62 Cash Flow$7.39 per share Price / Cash Flow4.33 Book Value$27.50 per share Price / Book1.16Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.06 Net Income$156.57 million Net Margins17.06% Return on Equity7.71% Return on Assets1.89%Miscellaneous Employees109 Outstanding Shares75,109,000Market Cap$2.40 billion Next Earnings DateN/A 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. Aircastle (NYSE:AYR) Frequently Asked Questions Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Aircastle? 4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Aircastle in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Aircastle. How were Aircastle's earnings last quarter? Aircastle Limited (NYSE:AYR) announced its earnings results on Thursday, February, 13th. The transportation company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.26. The transportation company had revenue of $243.73 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $226.37 million. Aircastle had a net margin of 17.06% and a return on equity of 7.71%. View Aircastle's earnings history. How often does Aircastle pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Aircastle? Aircastle announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, February 10th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.32 per share on Friday, March 6th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.00%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 27th. View Aircastle's dividend history. How will Aircastle's stock buyback program work? Aircastle announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Tuesday, May 21st 2019, which allows the company to buyback $100,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 6.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued. What price target have analysts set for AYR? 4 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Aircastle's stock. Their forecasts range from $26.00 to $32.00. On average, they expect Aircastle's share price to reach $30.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.3%. View analysts' price targets for Aircastle. Has Aircastle been receiving favorable news coverage? Press coverage about AYR stock has been trending extremely negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Aircastle earned a media sentiment score of -4.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the transportation company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Aircastle. Are investors shorting Aircastle? Aircastle saw a decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 540,400 shares, a decrease of 18.5% from the January 31st total of 663,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 435,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days. Approximately 1.1% of the company's stock are sold short. View Aircastle's Short Interest. 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), MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), Air Lease (AL), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), GATX (GATX), Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN), WESCO International (WCC), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), Kaman (KAMN), H&E Equipment Services (HEES), Textainer Group (TGH) and MRC Global (MRC). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Aircastle own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Aircastle investors own include Education Realty Trust (EDR), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AT&T (T), AbbVie (ABBV), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Ford Motor (F), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) and Boeing (BA). Who are Aircastle's key executives? Aircastle's management team includes the following 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) What is Aircastle's stock symbol? Aircastle trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AYR." What is Aircastle's stock price today? One share of AYR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $32.01. How big of a company is Aircastle? Aircastle has a market capitalization of $2.40 billion and generates $917.94 million in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $156.57 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.06 on an earnings per share basis. Aircastle employs 109 workers across the globe. What is Aircastle's official website? The official website for Aircastle is 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] This page was last updated on 8/13/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. 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