Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, HWM or AL?

Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Lease has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer HWM or AL?

Howmet Aerospace presently has a consensus price target of $175.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.24%. Air Lease has a consensus price target of $60.29, suggesting a potential downside of 5.28%. Given Air Lease's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74
Air Lease	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	10.38	$1.16B	$3.42	55.92
Air Lease	$2.73B	2.60	$427.70M	$8.24	7.72

Does the media favor HWM or AL?

In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 15 more articles in the media than Air Lease. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 11 mentions for Air Lease. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Air Lease's score of 1.08 indicating that Howmet Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Howmet Aerospace	24 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Air Lease	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HWM or AL a better dividend stock?

Howmet Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Air Lease pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Howmet Aerospace pays out 14.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Air Lease pays out 10.7% 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 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. 1.1% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Air Lease shares are owned 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.

Is HWM or AL more profitable?

Air Lease has a net margin of 34.04% 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	34.04%	7.99%	1.92%

Summary

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