AerSale (ASLE) vs. Its Competitors Head-To-Head Comparison

AerSale (NASDAQ:ASLE) is one of 46 publicly-traded companies in the “AEROSP/DEF EQ” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare AerSale to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
AerSale	$345.07 million	$5.85 million	-53.27
AerSale Competitors	$3.44 billion	$265.08 million	76.41

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

69.5% of AerSale shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.1% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEF EQ” companies are held by institutional investors. 37.3% of AerSale shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEF EQ” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AerSale	-1.78%	-0.64%	-0.46%
AerSale Competitors	-42.27%	-0.19%	3.44%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for AerSale and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AerSale	0	3	1	0	2.25
AerSale Competitors	349	1817	2791	98	2.52

AerSale currently has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.52%. As a group, “AEROSP/DEF EQ” companies have a potential upside of 0.15%. Given AerSale’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AerSale is more favorable than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

AerSale has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AerSale’s rivals have a beta of 0.98, suggesting that their average stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AerSale rivals beat AerSale on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About AerSale

AerSale Corporation provides aftermarket commercial aircraft, engines, and its parts to passenger and cargo airlines, leasing companies, original equipment manufacturers, and government and defense contractors, as well as maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) service providers worldwide. It operates in two segments, Asset Management Solutions and Technical Operations (TechOps). The Asset Management Solutions segment engages in the sale and lease of aircraft, engines, and airframes, as well as disassembly of these assets for component parts. The TechOps segment provides internal and third-party aviation services, including internally developed engineered solutions, heavy aircraft maintenance and modification, and component MRO, as well as end-of-life disassembly services. This segment provides aircraft modifications, cargo and tanker conversions of aircraft, and aircraft storage; and MRO services for landing gear, thrust reversers, hydraulic systems, and other aircraft components. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.