Herc (HRI) Competitors

FTAI Aviation (NYSE:FTAI) and Herc (NYSE:HRI) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

Does the media favor FTAI or HRI?

In the previous week, FTAI Aviation had 2 more articles in the media than Herc. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for FTAI Aviation and 6 mentions for Herc. FTAI Aviation's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Herc's score of 0.66 indicating that FTAI Aviation is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FTAI Aviation	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Herc	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, FTAI or HRI?

FTAI Aviation has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Herc has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FTAI or HRI more profitable?

Herc has a net margin of 5.91% compared to FTAI Aviation's net margin of 1.59%. FTAI Aviation's return on equity of 206.25% beat Herc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FTAI Aviation	1.59%	206.25%	8.37%
Herc	5.91%	26.48%	4.76%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FTAI or HRI?

FTAI Aviation received 70 more outperform votes than Herc when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.33% of users gave FTAI Aviation an outperform vote while only 59.02% of users gave Herc an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FTAI Aviation	Outperform Votes 348 64.33%	Underperform Votes 193 35.67%
Herc	Outperform Votes 278 59.02%	Underperform Votes 193 40.98%

Do analysts recommend FTAI or HRI?

FTAI Aviation presently has a consensus target price of $171.83, suggesting a potential upside of 40.23%. Herc has a consensus target price of $139.20, suggesting a potential upside of 13.57%. Given FTAI Aviation's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe FTAI Aviation is more favorable than Herc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FTAI Aviation	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.08
Herc	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FTAI or HRI?

89.0% of FTAI Aviation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of Herc shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of FTAI Aviation shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Herc shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, FTAI or HRI?

FTAI Aviation has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Herc. Herc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FTAI Aviation, 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
FTAI Aviation	$1.91B	6.58	$212.02M	$0.21	583.51
Herc	$3.43B	1.02	$211M	$4.49	27.30

Is FTAI or HRI a better dividend stock?

FTAI Aviation pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Herc pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. FTAI Aviation pays out 571.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Herc pays out 62.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Herc has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Herc is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

FTAI Aviation beats Herc on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.