Herc (HRI) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, HRI or FTAI?

FTAI Aviation has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Herc	$3.43B	1.04	$211M	$4.49	27.87
FTAI Aviation	$1.91B	6.15	$212.02M	$0.21	545.33

Does the media prefer HRI or FTAI?

In the previous week, FTAI Aviation had 2 more articles in the media than Herc. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for FTAI Aviation and 17 mentions for Herc. FTAI Aviation's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Herc's score of 1.30 indicating that FTAI Aviation is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Herc	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FTAI Aviation	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HRI or FTAI?

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

Do analysts prefer HRI or FTAI?

Herc presently has a consensus price target of $139.20, indicating a potential upside of 11.23%. FTAI Aviation has a consensus price target of $171.83, indicating a potential upside of 50.05%. Given FTAI Aviation's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FTAI Aviation is more favorable than Herc.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HRI or FTAI?

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

Is HRI or FTAI a better dividend stock?

Herc pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. FTAI Aviation pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Herc pays out 62.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Herc is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, HRI or FTAI?

Herc has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTAI Aviation has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HRI or FTAI 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
Herc	5.91%	26.48%	4.76%
FTAI Aviation	1.59%	206.25%	8.37%

Summary

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