Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. LIME scored 65.1, AER scored 63.1 — LIME leads.
Compare another set
LIME
Neutron Holdings, Inc.
Rental & Leasing Services · Quality-Growth
65.1
$28.58 · $1.8B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
2.0
LIME leads
AER
AerCap Holdings N.V.
Rental & Leasing Services · Quality-Growth
63.1
$144.72 · $22.7B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthLIME+29.1%
Strongest balance sheetLIME0.20
Highest qualityLIME69 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
LIME
stronger →← stronger
AER
69
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
60
54
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
63
74
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
66
LIME is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
LIME
AER
$40mC-
FCF
-$307mF
+29.1%A-
Rev
+6.5%C+
0.20A-
D/E
2.33D
5.6xA
P/E
—
—
PEG
0.80A-
—
P/S
2.5xB
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
LIME
AER
98% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
—
~33%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
—
-61%
1-yr DCF upside
—
-49%
5-yr DCF upside
—
-26%
10-yr DCF upside
—
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
LIME
Why this score
Short track record
AER
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
The companies
LIMENeutron Holdings, Inc.
Rental & Leasing Services · $28.58
Why now
Rental & Leasing Services · market cap $1.8b. Down 36% from 52-week high of $44.38 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +29% — in hypergrowth territory. 7 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $39.43 (implying +38% upside).
Moat
Net margin 21% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close.
Risk
Down 36% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
AERAerCap Holdings N.V.
Rental & Leasing Services · $144.72 · beta 0.98
Why now
Rental & Leasing Services · market cap $22.7b. 9% off the 52-week high of $158.81. PEG 0.80 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 10 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $179.30 (implying +24% upside).
Moat
Net margin 38% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. ROE 19% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
D/E 2.33 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Free cash flow is negative (-$307m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
LIME leads AER by 2.1 points (63.9 to 61.8), its sharpest advantage coming in D/E (grade A-). A contrarian could still prefer AER, which trades about 63% below our DCF fair value — a margin of safety the score doesn't reward. Note they play different roles — AER screens as value, LIME screens as growth — so the model rewards different traits for each.
Our AI analyst is busy right now, so this verdict is drawn directly from the pillars, grades and DCF above.
Not investment advice. The Bull Rankings publishes a quantitative ranking model and accompanying analysis for general informational purposes only. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security; nothing is personalized to your circumstances, risk tolerance, or tax situation. Investing carries the risk of loss — invest at your own risk and consider consulting a licensed financial professional before acting on anything you read here. See terms and methodology for full disclosures.
Where LIME and AER diverge
On the headline score the gap is 2.0 points in favor of LIME. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
GrowthLIME 54.3 · AER 62.9AER +8.6
QualityLIME 68.9 · AER 60.4LIME +8.5
ValueLIME 73.9 · AER 66.2LIME +7.7
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is LIME or AER the better stock?
LIME scores higher: LIME 65.1, AER 63.1 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do LIME and AER differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where AER leads by 9 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are LIME and AER scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.