Head-To-Head Analysis: AerSale (ASLE) & Its Competitors

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

69.5% of AerSale shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.1% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEF EQ” companies are owned by institutional investors. 37.3% of AerSale shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEF EQ” companies 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.

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%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
AerSale	$345.07 million	$5.85 million	-56.36
AerSale Competitors	$3.44 billion	$265.08 million	73.28

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.

Risk and Volatility

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for AerSale and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AerSale	0	2	2	0	2.50
AerSale Competitors	348	1813	2779	97	2.52

AerSale currently has a consensus target price of $8.67, suggesting a potential upside of 39.78%. As a group, “AEROSP/DEF EQ” companies have a potential downside of 1.97%. Given AerSale’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe AerSale is more favorable than its rivals.

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.