Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, commercial aircraft leasing company Aircastle
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Aircastle's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Aircastle facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Stamford, Conn. (2004) |
| Market Cap | $818.6 million |
| Industry | Rental and leasing services |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $639.7 million |
| Management | CEO Ron Wainshal (since 2005) CFO Michael Inglese (since 2007) |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 7.4% |
| Cash/Debt | $291.1 million / $3.4 billion |
| Dividend Yield | 5.2% |
| Competitors |
AerCap Holdings GE Capital Aviation Services LLC International Lease Finance |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 550 members who have rated Aircastle believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those bulls, Eli4Prez, hoped that the Aircastle bargain opportunity would last as long as possible: "Please stay below $12.00 so I can continue to gobble up cheap shares with a 5% [dividend yield], a P/E under 8 (lower than competitors), 6 consecutive positive surprise earnings ... and investment companies done with their secondary offering. I will buy this all day long under $12.00."
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