Air Lease (AL) Competitors $48.47 -0.53 (-1.08%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends AL vs. AIT, WCC, BECN, GATX, MSM, RUSHA, HEES, WLFC, MRC, and DXPEShould you be buying Air Lease stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Air Lease include Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), WESCO International (WCC), Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN), GATX (GATX), MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), H&E Equipment Services (HEES), Willis Lease Finance (WLFC), MRC Global (MRC), and DXP Enterprises (DXPE). These companies are all part of the "trading companies & distributors" industry. Air Lease vs. Applied Industrial Technologies WESCO International Beacon Roofing Supply GATX MSC Industrial Direct Rush Enterprises H&E Equipment Services Willis Lease Finance MRC Global DXP Enterprises Air Lease (NYSE:AL) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AL or AIT? Air Lease has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Applied Industrial Technologies. Air Lease is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Industrial Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAir Lease$2.74B1.97$614.62M$4.3911.04Applied Industrial Technologies$4.48B2.29$385.76M$9.8027.22 Is AL or AIT a better dividend stock? Air Lease pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Air Lease pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 15.1% 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. Air Lease has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Applied Industrial Technologies has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Do analysts prefer AL or AIT? Air Lease currently has a consensus price target of $55.75, indicating a potential upside of 15.02%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus price target of $267.86, indicating a potential upside of 0.42%. Given Air Lease's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Air Lease is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Air Lease 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Does the media favor AL or AIT? In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than Air Lease. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 7 mentions for Air Lease. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Air Lease's score of 0.64 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Air Lease 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Industrial Technologies 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AL or AIT more profitable? Air Lease has a net margin of 19.58% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.57%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 22.68% beat Air Lease's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Air Lease19.58% 8.92% 2.10% Applied Industrial Technologies 8.57%22.68%13.14% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AL or AIT? 94.6% of Air Lease shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Air Lease shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, AL or AIT? Air Lease has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor AL or AIT? Air Lease received 322 more outperform votes than Applied Industrial Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.36% of users gave Air Lease an outperform vote while only 59.13% of users gave Applied Industrial Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAir LeaseOutperform Votes58173.36% Underperform Votes21126.64% Applied Industrial TechnologiesOutperform Votes25959.13% Underperform Votes17940.87% SummaryApplied Industrial Technologies beats Air Lease on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressThe only candlestick pattern worth a darnIt’s widely known that 80% of daily market action is driven by Wall Street algorithms… Now, most people think of the algorithms are “bad” When in reality, they are neither good nor bad… They are simply programmed to buy and sell certain stocks over and over again… But here is the thing… They are predictable… They typically buy the same stocks at the same levels over and over again…Follow this link here and enter your email address to sign up… Get Air Lease News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AL 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 AL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAir LeaseEquipment rental & leasing IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.40B$7.38B$333.04B$19.82BDividend Yield1.71%1.72%4.43%3.50%P/E Ratio11.0410.9114.3242.31Price / Sales1.971.8552.5620.82Price / Cash3.024.4813.0421.65Price / Book0.702.782.154.66Net Income$614.62M$541.89M$570.30M$983.45M7 Day Performance2.93%1.79%-2.16%-2.12%1 Month Performance7.56%10.83%-1.08%-0.47%1 Year Performance28.30%26.80%15.90%24.69% Air Lease Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALAir Lease4.6047 of 5 stars$48.47-1.1%$55.75+15.0%+28.3%$5.40B$2.74B11.04150Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑AITApplied Industrial Technologies4.7309 of 5 stars$275.26+2.6%N/A+65.3%$10.58B$4.48B28.096,500Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionPositive NewsWCCWESCO International3.9459 of 5 stars$209.37+1.7%N/A+39.0%$10.26B$21.79B16.7620,000Insider SellingBECNBeacon Roofing Supply4.1855 of 5 stars$105.21+1.9%N/A+24.9%$6.51B$9.12B17.988,063Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGATXGATX1.2156 of 5 stars$154.36+0.9%N/A+38.1%$5.48B$1.54B20.642,020Short Interest ↑MSMMSC Industrial Direct3.5691 of 5 stars$90.21+1.4%N/A-15.1%$5.04B$3.82B19.707,423Insider SellingRUSHARush Enterprises4.5046 of 5 stars$63.75+1.3%N/A+58.2%$4.96B$7.82B16.917,860Ex-DividendPositive NewsHEESH&E Equipment Services4.2374 of 5 stars$60.00+1.0%N/A+26.2%$2.17B$1.52B15.232,765News CoverageWLFCWillis Lease Finance2.2148 of 5 stars$208.47+3.5%N/A+342.1%$1.38B$418.55M14.77240Ex-DividendInsider SellingShort Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeMRCMRC Global3.772 of 5 stars$13.96+2.3%N/A+27.3%$1.19B$3.41B16.052,800Short Interest ↓DXPEDXP Enterprises3.3324 of 5 stars$70.73-0.5%N/A+126.0%$1.12B$1.74B18.231,723Short Interest ↓Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AIT Competitors WCC Competitors BECN Competitors GATX Competitors MSM Competitors RUSHA Competitors HEES Competitors WLFC Competitors MRC Competitors DXPE Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:AL) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUnveiled: NVIDIA’s "Secret Royalty" ProgramDid you know that there's an investment that will give you the opportunity to collect "royalties" every time N...Behind the Markets | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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