Head to Head Contrast: FTAI Aviation (FTAI) versus Its Competitors

FTAI Aviation (NASDAQ:FTAI) is one of 229 public companies in the “Aerospace & Defense” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare FTAI Aviation to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares FTAI Aviation and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
FTAI Aviation	$2.51 billion	$501.06 million	42.39
FTAI Aviation Competitors	$8.47 billion	$577.38 million	28.24

FTAI Aviation’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than FTAI Aviation. FTAI Aviation is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for FTAI Aviation and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FTAI Aviation	0	2	9	0	2.82
FTAI Aviation Competitors	2045	8022	12352	539	2.50

FTAI Aviation currently has a consensus price target of $320.11, suggesting a potential upside of 64.18%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 40.13%. Given FTAI Aviation’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe FTAI Aviation is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares FTAI Aviation and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FTAI Aviation	15.94%	139.59%	11.26%
FTAI Aviation Competitors	-303.46%	-30.49%	-4.18%

Dividends

FTAI Aviation pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. FTAI Aviation pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.0% and pay out 38.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. FTAI Aviation lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Volatility & Risk

FTAI Aviation has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTAI Aviation’s rivals have a beta of 1.29, indicating that their average stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

89.0% of FTAI Aviation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.8% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of FTAI Aviation shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

FTAI Aviation beats its rivals on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

FTAI Aviation Company Profile

FTAI Aviation Ltd. owns and acquires aviation and offshore energy equipment for the transportation of goods and people worldwide. It operates through two segments, Aviation Leasing and Aerospace Products. The Aviation Leasing segment owns and manages aviation assets, including aircraft and aircraft engines, which it leases and sells to customers. As of December 31, 2023, this segment owned and managed 363 aviation assets consisting of 96 commercial aircraft and 267 engines, including eight aircraft and seventeen engines that were located in Russia. The Aerospace Products segment develops, manufactures, repairs, and sells aircraft engines and aftermarket components for aircraft engines. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, New York.