Fly Leasing (FLY) Competitors

Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) and Fly Leasing (NYSE:FLY) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CAR or FLY?

96.4% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.4% of Fly Leasing shares are held by institutional investors. 52.8% of Avis Budget Group shares are held 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, CAR or FLY?

Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fly Leasing has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CAR or FLY?

In the previous week, Avis Budget Group had 12 more articles in the media than Fly Leasing. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Avis Budget Group and 0 mentions for Fly Leasing. Avis Budget Group's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Fly Leasing's score of -0.16 indicating that Avis Budget Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Avis Budget Group	Positive
Fly Leasing	Neutral

Do analysts prefer CAR or FLY?

Avis Budget Group currently has a consensus price target of $143.80, indicating a potential downside of 9.12%. Given Avis Budget Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Avis Budget Group is more favorable than Fly Leasing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avis Budget Group	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86
Fly Leasing	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is CAR or FLY more profitable?

Avis Budget Group has a net margin of -19.06% compared to Fly Leasing's net margin of -37.08%. Fly Leasing's return on equity of 0.07% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avis Budget Group	-19.06%	-14.74%	-0.88%
Fly Leasing	-37.08%	0.07%	0.02%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CAR or FLY?

Fly Leasing has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Avis Budget Group. Avis Budget Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fly Leasing, 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
Avis Budget Group	$11.79B	0.47	-$1.82B	-$63.26	-2.50
Fly Leasing	$334.36M	4.14	-$67.43M	$1.49	30.45

Summary

Avis Budget Group beats Fly Leasing on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.