Air Lease (AL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL) is a leading aircraft leasing company that acquires commercial jet aircraft and leases them to airlines worldwide. The firm’s core business activities include direct aircraft acquisition, lease management and portfolio remarketing. By structuring sale‐and‐leaseback transactions, operating leases and secured loans, Air Lease provides flexible financing solutions that enable carriers to modernize their fleets without committing large amounts of capital to ownership.

Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Los Angeles, Air Lease Corporation serves a diverse customer base spanning North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. The company maintains relationships with more than 90 airlines across more than 50 countries, placing both new and young used aircraft from manufacturers such as Airbus and Boeing. Its global footprint is supported by offices in key aviation hubs including Dublin, Singapore and Toulouse, facilitating local market insight and customer support.

In addition to its core leasing activities, Air Lease offers asset management and technical advisory services, helping airlines optimize fleet performance and residual values. The company’s remarketing capabilities include lease transfers, aircraft sales and redeliveries, ensuring that lessors and lessees alike benefit from efficient fleet transitions. Through disciplined fleet planning and long‐term purchase agreements with OEMs, Air Lease maintains a modern, fuel‐efficient portfolio designed to meet evolving regulatory and environmental standards.

Air Lease was co‐founded by aviation leasing pioneers Steven F. Udvar‐Házy, who serves as Executive Chairman, and John L. Plueger, President and Chief Executive Officer. Under their leadership, the company has focused on transparency, credit discipline and customer service to build a reputation for reliability in the competitive aircraft leasing market. By combining financial expertise with deep industry knowledge, Air Lease continues to support airline growth and operational resilience around the globe.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $63.69 to $64.18
• 50-Day Range: $54.33 to $64.24
• 52-Week Range: $38.25 to $64.30
• Volume: 9.07 million shs
• Average Volume: 943,075 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.13 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.74
• Dividend Yield: 1.38%
• Price Target: $60.29
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Air Lease Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Air Lease scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 13th out of 127 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Air Lease has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Air Lease has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 41.09%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Air Lease are expected to grow by 41.09% in the coming year, from $5.16 to $7.28 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Air Lease is 7.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 269.59.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Air Lease is 7.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 13.59.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Air Lease has a PEG Ratio of 0.62. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Air Lease has a P/B Ratio of 0.87. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.28% of the float of Air Lease has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Air Lease has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Air Lease has recently increased by 18.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Air Lease pays a meaningful dividend of 1.46%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Air Lease has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Air Lease is 10.68%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Air Lease will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.09% next year. This indicates that Air Lease will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -5.63

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.28% of the float of Air Lease has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Air Lease has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Air Lease has recently increased by 18.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.06

News Sentiment

Air Lease has a news sentiment score of 1.06. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.94 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for Air Lease this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for AL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -89% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Air Lease to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Air Lease insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $110,880.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.80% of the stock of Air Lease is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.59% of the stock of Air Lease is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AL shares performed this year?

Air Lease's stock was trading at $48.21 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, AL stock has increased by 32.3% and is now trading at $63.7960.

How were Air Lease's earnings last quarter?

Air Lease Corporation (NYSE:AL) released its earnings results on Monday, August, 4th. The transportation company reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.07. The company's quarterly revenue was up 9.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Air Lease's major shareholders?

Air Lease's top institutional investors include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (4.29%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (3.24%), American Century Companies Inc. (3.19%) and State Street Corp (3.10%). Insiders that own company stock include John L Plueger, Grant A Levy, Kishore Korde, Alex A Khatibi, Carol Hyland Forsyte, Yvette Hollingsworth Clark and David Beker.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Air Lease?

Shares of AL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Air Lease own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Air Lease investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE) and GE Aerospace (GE).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/9 Dividend: 6/04/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/9 Dividend: 6/04/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/09/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/04/2025
• Today: 9/03/2025
• Record date for 10/8 Dividend: 9/03/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 10/8 Dividend: 9/03/2025
• Dividend Payable: 10/08/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: TRANS - EQP&LSNG
• Sub-Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AL
• CIK: 1487712
• Web: www.airleasecorp.com
• Phone: (310) 553-0555
• Fax: 310-553-0999
• Employees: 150
• Year Founded: 2010

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Air Lease: $60.29
• High Price Target: $68.00
• Low Price Target: $50.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -5.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.24
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.36
• P/E Growth: 0.62
• Net Income: $427.70 million
• Net Margins: 34.04%
• Pretax Margin: 42.76%
• Return on Equity: 7.99%
• Return on Assets: 1.92%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.47
• Current Ratio: 0.42
• Quick Ratio: 0.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.73 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.61
• Cash Flow: $18.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.54
• Book Value: $73.58 per share
• Price / Book: 0.87

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 111,760,000
• Free Float: 104,165,000
• Market Cap: $7.13 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.37