AerCap (AER) Competitors $95.85 +3.87 (+4.21%) Closing price 04/14/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$95.90 +0.05 (+0.05%) As of 07:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AER vs. PYPL, WCN, TCOM, IQV, GIB, CPAY, GFL, RDDT, RBA, and KSPIShould you be buying AerCap stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AerCap include PayPal (PYPL), Waste Connections (WCN), Trip.com Group (TCOM), IQVIA (IQV), CGI (GIB), Corpay (CPAY), GFL Environmental (GFL), Reddit (RDDT), RB Global (RBA), and Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (KSPI). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. AerCap vs. PayPal Waste Connections Trip.com Group IQVIA CGI Corpay GFL Environmental Reddit RB Global Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz AerCap (NYSE:AER) and PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk. Which has more risk and volatility, AER or PYPL? AerCap has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PayPal has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AER or PYPL? 96.4% of AerCap shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of PayPal shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of AerCap shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of PayPal shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor AER or PYPL? PayPal received 1281 more outperform votes than AerCap when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.39% of users gave PayPal an outperform vote while only 74.37% of users gave AerCap an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAerCapOutperform Votes55774.37% Underperform Votes19225.63% PayPalOutperform Votes183875.39% Underperform Votes60024.61% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AER or PYPL? PayPal has higher revenue and earnings than AerCap. AerCap is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PayPal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAerCap$8.00B2.24$3.14B$10.818.87PayPal$31.80B1.94$4.15B$4.0115.53 Do analysts prefer AER or PYPL? AerCap presently has a consensus price target of $117.14, suggesting a potential upside of 22.21%. PayPal has a consensus price target of $88.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.32%. Given PayPal's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PayPal is more favorable than AerCap.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AerCap 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63PayPal 0 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 20 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.61 Is AER or PYPL more profitable? AerCap has a net margin of 32.38% compared to PayPal's net margin of 13.04%. PayPal's return on equity of 23.67% beat AerCap's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AerCap32.38% 13.98% 3.28% PayPal 13.04%23.67%5.83% Does the media favor AER or PYPL? In the previous week, PayPal had 57 more articles in the media than AerCap. MarketBeat recorded 75 mentions for PayPal and 18 mentions for AerCap. AerCap's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat PayPal's score of 0.74 indicating that AerCap is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AerCap 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PayPal 31 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 12 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPayPal beats AerCap on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get AerCap News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AER and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AER vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAerCapEquipment rental & leasing IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$17.90B$5.66B$285.40B$18.51BDividend Yield1.20%2.47%4.32%4.25%P/E Ratio7.608.2112.8431.06Price / Sales2.241.24202.2026.47Price / Cash3.984.5611.6917.54Price / Book1.172.091.774.29Net Income$3.14B$538.89M$544.29M$1.02B7 Day Performance7.98%5.43%7.07%6.63%1 Month Performance-5.45%-9.72%-8.88%-6.86%1 Year Performance16.11%-9.35%-11.58%1.19% AerCap Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AERAerCap3.7755 of 5 stars$95.85+4.2%$117.14+22.2%+15.5%$17.90B$8.00B7.60740Positive NewsGap DownPYPLPayPal4.8641 of 5 stars$58.53+0.3%$89.13+52.3%-3.6%$57.90B$31.80B14.6029,900Analyst ForecastWCNWaste Connections4.0177 of 5 stars$184.88-1.1%$204.00+10.3%+17.2%$47.77B$8.92B77.3622,100High Trading VolumeTCOMTrip.com Group4.7297 of 5 stars$53.55-4.2%$77.08+43.9%+16.2%$34.49B$53.29B16.0336,249Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeIQVIQVIA4.903 of 5 stars$152.72-1.3%$249.05+63.1%-35.6%$26.93B$15.41B20.3686,000Short Interest ↓Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeGIBCGI3.5932 of 5 stars$97.23+0.8%$156.75+61.2%-1.1%$22.04B$14.86B17.5890,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCPAYCorpay4.2823 of 5 stars$288.09-0.2%$401.54+39.4%+3.0%$20.24B$3.97B20.6110,500Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap UpGFLGFL Environmental2.6459 of 5 stars$42.88-4.1%$51.38+19.8%+46.5%$16.87B$7.86B-32.2419,500Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeRDDTReddit3.4167 of 5 stars$92.83+6.8%$162.41+75.0%+131.9%$16.79B$1.30B-12.012,013Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeRBARB Global3.9896 of 5 stars$90.53-1.4%$107.64+18.9%+33.9%$16.73B$4.28B45.044,200News CoveragePositive NewsKSPIJoint Stock Company Kaspi.kz4.2392 of 5 stars$83.28+0.2%$150.67+80.9%-23.0%$16.61B$2.52T8.048,772Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Gap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PYPL Alternatives WCN Alternatives TCOM Alternatives IQV Alternatives GIB Alternatives CPAY Alternatives GFL Alternatives RDDT Alternatives RBA Alternatives KSPI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AER) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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