Herc (HRI) Competitors

FTAI Aviation (NYSE:FTAI) and Herc (NYSE:HRI) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has better valuation & earnings, FTAI or HRI?

Herc has higher revenue and earnings than FTAI Aviation. FTAI Aviation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Herc, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FTAI Aviation	$1.17B	13.88	$212.02M	-$0.10	-1,584.24
Herc	$3.28B	1.88	$347M	$12.23	17.80

Does the media favor FTAI or HRI?

In the previous week, FTAI Aviation had 10 more articles in the media than Herc. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for FTAI Aviation and 3 mentions for Herc. FTAI Aviation's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Herc's score of 1.00 indicating that FTAI Aviation is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FTAI Aviation	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Herc	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend FTAI or HRI?

FTAI Aviation presently has a consensus target price of $162.09, indicating a potential upside of 2.30%. Herc has a consensus target price of $212.25, indicating a potential downside of 2.49%. Given FTAI Aviation's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe FTAI Aviation is more favorable than Herc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FTAI Aviation	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Herc	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FTAI or HRI?

89.0% of FTAI Aviation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of Herc shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of FTAI Aviation shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Herc shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FTAI or HRI more profitable?

Herc has a net margin of 10.09% compared to FTAI Aviation's net margin of 1.59%. FTAI Aviation's return on equity of 206.25% beat Herc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FTAI Aviation	1.59%	206.25%	8.37%
Herc	10.09%	26.35%	4.76%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FTAI or HRI?

FTAI Aviation received 62 more outperform votes than Herc when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.98% of users gave FTAI Aviation an outperform vote while only 58.75% of users gave Herc an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FTAI Aviation	Outperform Votes 334 63.98%	Underperform Votes 188 36.02%
Herc	Outperform Votes 272 58.75%	Underperform Votes 191 41.25%

Is FTAI or HRI a better dividend stock?

FTAI Aviation pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Herc pays an annual dividend of $2.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. FTAI Aviation pays out -1,199.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Herc pays out 21.7% 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, FTAI or HRI?

FTAI Aviation has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Herc has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

FTAI Aviation beats Herc on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.