Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Competitors

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) and Air Lease (NYSE:AL) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Is HWM or AL a better dividend stock?

Howmet Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Air Lease pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Howmet Aerospace pays out 13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Air Lease pays out 15.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Howmet Aerospace has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Air Lease has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Air Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate HWM or AL?

Howmet Aerospace presently has a consensus price target of $153.47, suggesting a potential downside of 16.78%. Air Lease has a consensus price target of $59.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.52%. Given Air Lease's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Air Lease is more favorable than Howmet Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Howmet Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Air Lease	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media favor HWM or AL?

In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 38 more articles in the media than Air Lease. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 7 mentions for Air Lease. Air Lease's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Howmet Aerospace's score of 1.01 indicating that Air Lease is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Howmet Aerospace	21 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Air Lease	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HWM or AL more profitable?

Air Lease has a net margin of 24.77% compared to Howmet Aerospace's net margin of 18.09%. Howmet Aerospace's return on equity of 28.17% beat Air Lease's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Howmet Aerospace	18.09%	28.17%	12.26%
Air Lease	24.77%	8.04%	1.91%

Which has more volatility and risk, HWM or AL?

Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Lease has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, HWM or AL?

Howmet Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than Air Lease. Air Lease is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howmet Aerospace, 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
Howmet Aerospace	$7.43B	10.02	$1.16B	$3.07	60.07
Air Lease	$2.73B	2.22	$427.70M	$5.72	9.50

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HWM or AL?

90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of Air Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Air Lease shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Howmet Aerospace beats Air Lease on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.