Head-To-Head Review: Element Fleet Management (OTCMKTS:ELEEF) versus FTAI Aviation (NASDAQ:FTAIN)

Element Fleet Management (OTCMKTS:ELEEF) and FTAI Aviation (NASDAQ:FTAIN) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Element Fleet Management and FTAI Aviation, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Element Fleet Management	0	0	4	1	3.20
FTAI Aviation	0	0	0	0	0.00

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Element Fleet Management and FTAI Aviation”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Element Fleet Management	$1.19 billion	8.01	$279.13 million	$0.69	34.67
FTAI Aviation	$2.51 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Element Fleet Management has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FTAI Aviation.

Profitability

This table compares Element Fleet Management and FTAI Aviation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Element Fleet Management	23.55%	22.68%	3.63%
FTAI Aviation	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

Element Fleet Management pays an annual dividend of $0.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. FTAI Aviation pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Element Fleet Management pays out 62.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Element Fleet Management beats FTAI Aviation on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Element Fleet Management

Element Fleet Management Corp. operates as a fleet management company primarily in Canada, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand. The company offers end-to-end fleet cars, trucks, and material handling support equipment acquisition; and end-to-end electric vehicle fleet including fleet planning, charging infrastructure solutions, acquisition, financing, maintenance, and remarketing. It provides commercial fleet financing comprising operating and capital lease, sale and leaseback funding, loans, rental fleet financing, client owned acquisition program, and fair market value lease for fleet cars, trucks, and equipment; and vehicle licensing and registration services, such as renewal, fleet title management, and insurance card management services. In addition, the company provides collision management services, such as 24/7 driver assistance, collision evaluation, repair management, and subrogation; fleet management outsourcing solutions; fuel, maintenance, and safety solutions; telematics and fleet connectivity solutions; and toll and violation management, as well as fleet remarketing, sale leaseback, and strategic fleet management consulting services. It serves construction, energy, oil and gas, food and beverages, healthcare, services, and transport sectors. Element Fleet Management Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

About FTAI Aviation

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.