Air Lease (AL) Competitors $42.58 +1.42 (+3.45%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AL vs. AIT, BECN, WCC, GATX, RUSHA, MSM, HEES, DXPE, WLFC, and MRCShould you be buying Air Lease stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Air Lease include Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN), WESCO International (WCC), GATX (GATX), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), H&E Equipment Services (HEES), DXP Enterprises (DXPE), Willis Lease Finance (WLFC), and MRC Global (MRC). These companies are all part of the "trading companies & distributors" industry. Air Lease vs. Applied Industrial Technologies Beacon Roofing Supply WESCO International GATX Rush Enterprises MSC Industrial Direct H&E Equipment Services DXP Enterprises Willis Lease Finance MRC Global Air Lease (NYSE:AL) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends. Does the media favor AL or AIT? In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 6 more articles in the media than Air Lease. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 13 mentions for Air Lease. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Air Lease's score of 1.11 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 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Industrial Technologies 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AL or AIT? Air Lease received 318 more outperform votes than Applied Industrial Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.24% of users gave Air Lease an outperform vote while only 59.42% of users gave Applied Industrial Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAir LeaseOutperform Votes58373.24% Underperform Votes21326.76% Applied Industrial TechnologiesOutperform Votes26559.42% Underperform Votes18140.58% 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 2.1%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Air Lease pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.6% 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 16 consecutive years. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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$2.73B1.74$427.70M$3.3312.79Applied Industrial Technologies$4.48B1.95$385.76M$9.8723.00 Do analysts prefer AL or AIT? Air Lease currently has a consensus target price of $55.67, suggesting a potential upside of 30.73%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus target price of $284.29, suggesting a potential upside of 25.22%. Given Air Lease's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Air Lease is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Air Lease 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Do institutionals and 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 company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, AL or AIT? Air Lease has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AL or AIT more profitable? Air Lease has a net margin of 15.65% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.62%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 22.37% beat Air Lease's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Air Lease15.65% 8.01% 1.89% Applied Industrial Technologies 8.62%22.37%13.03% SummaryApplied Industrial Technologies beats Air Lease on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$4.76B$5.66B$285.40B$18.52BDividend Yield2.17%2.47%4.32%4.25%P/E Ratio12.798.2112.8531.06Price / Sales1.741.24202.1626.47Price / Cash2.804.5611.6917.54Price / Book0.632.091.774.29Net Income$427.70M$538.89M$544.29M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.89%1.85%4.31%4.23%1 Month Performance-7.50%-9.72%-8.83%-6.79%1 Year Performance-12.30%-10.56%-12.34%-0.03% Air Lease Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALAir Lease4.7037 of 5 stars$42.58+3.4%$55.67+30.7%-15.4%$4.76B$2.73B12.79150News CoveragePositive NewsAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.3514 of 5 stars$208.11-1.3%$284.29+36.6%+18.5%$7.99B$4.48B21.086,100Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBECNBeacon Roofing Supply3.4432 of 5 stars$122.10-0.3%$122.10+0.0%+26.8%$7.54B$9.76B20.878,063WCCWESCO International4.4866 of 5 stars$136.88+0.6%$219.43+60.3%-8.1%$6.68B$21.82B10.4720,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpGATXGATX1.6139 of 5 stars$142.24-2.4%$161.00+13.2%+14.1%$5.07B$1.59B18.311,900Positive NewsRUSHARush Enterprises4.7692 of 5 stars$50.00-0.7%$69.00+38.0%+4.7%$3.96B$7.80B13.407,860News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMSMMSC Industrial Direct3.3039 of 5 stars$70.13-1.5%$82.20+17.2%-16.1%$3.92B$3.75B16.746,990News CoverageGap DownHEESH&E Equipment Services3.9059 of 5 stars$92.15-1.0%$71.33-22.6%+46.7%$3.38B$1.52B23.392,380Analyst ForecastPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeDXPEDXP Enterprises3.9143 of 5 stars$73.16-0.4%$95.00+29.9%+46.5%$1.15B$1.80B18.862,490Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownWLFCWillis Lease Finance2.6951 of 5 stars$136.43+0.7%N/A+185.2%$901.26M$569.22M9.67240Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMRCMRC Global4.0441 of 5 stars$9.85+0.5%$16.00+62.5%-15.3%$847.49M$3.01B11.322,800Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AIT Competitors BECN Competitors WCC Competitors GATX Competitors RUSHA Competitors MSM Competitors HEES Competitors DXPE Competitors WLFC Competitors MRC Competitors 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:AL) was last updated on 4/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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