FTAI Aviation Ltd. (NASDAQ:FTAI) Given Average Recommendation of “Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of FTAI Aviation Ltd. (NASDAQ:FTAI) have received an average rating of “Buy” from the twelve research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $295.7778.

A number of research firms recently issued reports on FTAI. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on FTAI Aviation from $266.00 to $293.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. Barclays boosted their price objective on FTAI Aviation from $260.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of FTAI Aviation from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Citizens Jmp raised their target price on shares of FTAI Aviation from $230.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Citigroup restated an “outperform” rating on shares of FTAI Aviation in a research report on Thursday, January 29th.

Key FTAI Aviation News

Here are the key news stories impacting FTAI Aviation this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management signaled robust growth in its Q1 earnings call, highlighting continued portfolio performance and growth drivers that reassure investors about forward momentum. FTAI Aviation Earnings Call Signals Robust Growth
• Positive Sentiment: FTAI raised its quarterly dividend to $0.45 per ordinary share, a direct shareholder-friendly action that can support the stock price and attract income-oriented investors. FTAI Reports Q1 Results, Increases Dividend
• Positive Sentiment: The company materially upsized and extended its revolving credit facility from $400 million to $2.025 billion, improving liquidity and financial flexibility to pursue growth or absorb shocks — a credit-positive development. FTAI Upsizes Revolving Credit Facility
• Positive Sentiment: Revenue accelerated strongly (+65% YoY to $830.7M) and the company reported high margins and elevated return on equity, underscoring operational strength despite the EPS miss. FTAI Q1 Results and Call Materials
• Neutral Sentiment: MARA’s announced $1.5B purchase of Long Ridge Energy & Power from FTAI Infrastructure (a related business) may have portfolio/capital allocation implications for the FTAI group, but the direct impact on FTAI Aviation’s operating cash flow is unclear. MARA to buy Long Ridge from FTAI Infrastructure
• Negative Sentiment: FTAI missed EPS expectations for Q1 — $1.29 vs. the consensus $1.61 — which pressured short-term earnings sentiment and represents the main negative catalyst offsetting positive corporate actions. FTAI Q1 Earnings Miss

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FTAI Aviation

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of FTAI Aviation during the first quarter worth about $242,000. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in shares of FTAI Aviation by 73.3% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,597 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $644,000 after buying an additional 2,368 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of FTAI Aviation by 23.8% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 417,375 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $48,015,000 after buying an additional 80,341 shares during the last quarter. Amundi grew its holdings in shares of FTAI Aviation by 16,560.0% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 2,499 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $283,000 after buying an additional 2,484 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jump Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of FTAI Aviation during the second quarter worth about $2,736,000. 88.96% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

FTAI Aviation Stock Up 17.2%

FTAI Aviation stock opened at $249.67 on Friday. FTAI Aviation has a 1-year low of $86.84 and a 1-year high of $323.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.32, a current ratio of 5.28 and a quick ratio of 2.30. The stock has a market cap of $25.61 billion, a PE ratio of 49.54, a P/E/G ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.59. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $254.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $223.57.

FTAI Aviation (NASDAQ:FTAI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The financial services provider reported $1.29 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.61 by ($0.32). FTAI Aviation had a return on equity of 214.24% and a net margin of 18.92%.The firm had revenue of $830.70 million for the quarter. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.87 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 65.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that FTAI Aviation will post 7.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

FTAI Aviation Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 13th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. FTAI Aviation’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.63%.

About FTAI Aviation

FTAI Aviation (NASDAQ: FTAI) is a commercial aircraft leasing company that acquires, manages and leases wide-body jet aircraft to airlines globally. The company’s portfolio is focused on modern, fuel-efficient Boeing models, including the 767, 777 and 787 families, which are deployed under long-term operating leases. By concentrating on in-demand wide-body assets, FTAI Aviation seeks to deliver stable cash flows through lease rentals and maintenance reserve collections while providing airlines with flexible fleet solutions.

In addition to lease origination, FTAI Aviation offers end-to-end asset management services.