Air Lease (AL) Competitors $49.06 -0.69 (-1.39%) (As of 12/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends AL vs. WSO, AIT, WCC, BECN, GATX, RUSHA, MSM, HEES, WLFC, and DXPEShould you be buying Air Lease stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Air Lease include Watsco (WSO), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), WESCO International (WCC), Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN), GATX (GATX), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), H&E Equipment Services (HEES), Willis Lease Finance (WLFC), and DXP Enterprises (DXPE). These companies are all part of the "trading companies & distributors" industry. Air Lease vs. Watsco Applied Industrial Technologies WESCO International Beacon Roofing Supply GATX Rush Enterprises MSC Industrial Direct H&E Equipment Services Willis Lease Finance DXP Enterprises Air Lease (NYSE:AL) and Watsco (NYSE:WSO) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk. Which has more volatility & risk, AL or WSO? Air Lease has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Watsco has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AL or WSO more profitable? Air Lease has a net margin of 19.58% compared to Watsco's net margin of 6.99%. Watsco's return on equity of 17.77% beat Air Lease's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Air Lease19.58% 8.92% 2.10% Watsco 6.99%17.77%12.28% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AL or WSO? Air Lease received 249 more outperform votes than Watsco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.39% of users gave Air Lease an outperform vote while only 55.50% of users gave Watsco an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAir LeaseOutperform Votes58273.39% Underperform Votes21126.61% WatscoOutperform Votes33355.50% Underperform Votes26744.50% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AL or WSO? 94.6% of Air Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Watsco shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of Air Lease shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of Watsco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend AL or WSO? Air Lease presently has a consensus price target of $57.60, indicating a potential upside of 17.40%. Watsco has a consensus price target of $488.33, indicating a potential downside of 3.96%. Given Air Lease's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Air Lease is more favorable than Watsco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Air Lease 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Watsco 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is AL or WSO a better dividend stock? Air Lease pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Watsco pays an annual dividend of $10.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Air Lease pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Watsco pays out 83.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Air Lease has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Watsco has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AL or WSO? Air Lease has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Watsco. Air Lease is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Watsco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAir Lease$2.74B2.00$614.62M$4.3911.18Watsco$7.47B2.75$536.34M$12.9439.29 Does the media prefer AL or WSO? In the previous week, Air Lease and Air Lease both had 8 articles in the media. Watsco's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Air Lease's score of 0.88 indicating that Watsco is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Air Lease 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Watsco 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryAir Lease beats Watsco on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad True Market InsidersHow this >10-cent coin is going to outperform Bitcoin Chris Rowe – the man who recommended Amazon in 1998… Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2017… And has spotted 44 different coins that have returned over 100%... But today, Chris is now making the biggest crypto call of his ENTIRE career…#1 FREE Crypto for 2024 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$5.46B$6.87B$300.38B$19.67BDividend Yield1.78%1.74%4.48%3.51%P/E Ratio11.1810.7719.0743.80Price / Sales2.001.8559.7917.45Price / Cash3.074.4813.0321.73Price / Book0.762.952.175.46Net Income$614.62M$541.89M$543.10M$987.68M7 Day Performance-1.99%-2.76%-1.87%-2.32%1 Month Performance1.71%0.12%-2.00%0.63%1 Year Performance21.06%11.90%4.07%16.39% Air Lease Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALAir Lease4.8966 of 5 stars$49.07-1.4%$57.60+17.4%+20.2%$5.46B$2.74B11.18150Short Interest ↓WSOWatsco3.5698 of 5 stars$510.72+0.2%$488.33-4.4%+20.7%$20.62B$7.28B39.397,425Positive NewsAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.8704 of 5 stars$260.46-0.6%$285.71+9.7%+47.1%$10.01B$4.48B26.496,500WCCWESCO International4.2511 of 5 stars$189.87-0.5%$215.88+13.7%+6.4%$9.30B$22.39B15.2820,000Positive NewsBECNBeacon Roofing Supply4.7151 of 5 stars$105.79-0.5%$118.00+11.5%+25.0%$6.55B$9.66B18.188,063Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGATXGATX2.2353 of 5 stars$161.82+0.3%$151.80-6.2%+37.0%$5.74B$1.54B21.572,020Positive NewsRUSHARush Enterprises4.48 of 5 stars$60.35+0.7%$69.00+14.3%+36.1%$4.77B$7.93B15.907,860Positive NewsMSMMSC Industrial Direct3.1201 of 5 stars$81.93-1.7%$85.20+4.0%-19.5%$4.58B$3.82B18.197,423HEESH&E Equipment Services4.7504 of 5 stars$55.51-0.7%$61.25+10.3%+0.9%$2.03B$1.52B14.192,765Short Interest ↓Positive NewsWLFCWillis Lease Finance3.7431 of 5 stars$217.08+3.4%N/A+347.1%$1.43B$530.71M14.88240Positive NewsDXPEDXP Enterprises2.1388 of 5 stars$80.09+0.6%$75.00-6.4%+137.2%$1.26B$1.74B20.821,723Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WSO Competitors AIT Competitors WCC Competitors BECN Competitors GATX Competitors RUSHA Competitors MSM Competitors HEES Competitors WLFC 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 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret Manhattan ProjectOn January 20, a whole new Manhattan Project is set to begin: Trump’s Manhattan Project. 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