Overview
Aircraft leasing firm's Q4 revenue rose 15.1% yr/yr to $820.4 mln
Adjusted EPS for Q4 beat analyst expectations
Outlook
Air Lease anticipates merger completion in first half of 2026
Company has $1.2 bln in aircraft sales pipeline
Air Lease placed 99% of orderbook on leases through 2027
Result Drivers
FLEET GROWTH - Revenue increase attributed to fleet expansion and higher lease yields
AIRCRAFT SALES - Gains from aircraft sales surged due to increased sales activity
INSURANCE SETTLEMENT - Net income boosted by settlement of claims related to Russian fleet
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Adjusted EPS
Beat
$2.20
$1.18 (3 Analysts)
Q4 EPS
$1.51
Q4 Net Income
$169.9 mln
Q4 Dividend
$0.22
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is no "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the corporate financial services peer group is "buy."
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Air Lease Corp is $65.00, about 0.5% above its February 11 closing price of $64.70
The stock recently traded at 13 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 11 three months ago
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