Air Lease Corp (NYSE: AL) has seen a rise in its stock price by 0.88 in relation to its previous close of 56.61. However, the company has experienced a -0.51% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-21 that Air Lease and AerCap are poised to benefit from a tight aircraft supply environment, supporting strong lease rates and demand. Both companies reported robust Q1 earnings, highlighting resilient income statements and healthy balance sheets. Air Lease is focusing on growth, purchasing more aircraft to take advantage of high lease rates in the coming years.
Is It Worth Investing in Air Lease Corp (NYSE: AL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Air Lease Corp (NYSE: AL) is above average at 10.00x. The 36-month beta value for AL is also noteworthy at 1.36. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for AL is 103.84M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.40% of that float. The average trading volume of AL on May 23, 2025 was 1.02M shares.
AL’s Market Performance
AL’s stock has seen a -0.51% decrease for the week, with a 29.35% rise in the past month and a 19.90% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.85%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.02% for Air Lease Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 8.13% for AL’s stock, with a 22.08% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AL stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for AL by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for AL in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $68 based on the research report published on May 20, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AL reach a price target of $50, previously predicting the price at $72. The rating they have provided for AL stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on March 07th, 2025.
Goldman gave a rating of “Buy” to AL, setting the target price at $65 in the report published on November 21st of the previous year.
AL Trading at 18.36% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.64% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.02%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.85%, as shares surge +25.27% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +28.86% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AL fell by -0.51%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +40.22% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $52.81. In addition, Air Lease Corp saw 18.46% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AL starting from Levy Grant A, who sale 10,000 shares at the price of $56.85 back on May 13 ’25. After this action, Levy Grant A now owns 146,316 shares of Air Lease Corp, valued at $568,461 using the latest closing price.
Levy Grant A, the Officer of Air Lease Corp, proposed sale 10,000 shares at $55.97 during a trade that took place back on May 13 ’25, which means that Levy Grant A is holding shares at $559,700 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.53 for the present operating margin
- 0.61 for the gross margin
The net margin for Air Lease Corp stands at 0.25. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 9.22, with 2.20 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.73 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.32. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.15. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.12.
Conclusion
In summary, Air Lease Corp (AL) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
