Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eleven analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation and eight have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $148.8571.

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on AER. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Aercap from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Aercap in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Zacks Research cut Aercap from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Aercap in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of Aercap from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th.

Institutional Trading of Aercap

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Mather Group LLC. bought a new position in Aercap in the third quarter worth about $26,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Aercap during the third quarter worth $35,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Aercap during the second quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Aercap by 26.6% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 447 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Aercap by 36.5% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 359 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the period. 96.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Aercap Price Performance

NYSE:AER opened at $142.80 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $140.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $126.49. Aercap has a 52 week low of $85.57 and a 52 week high of $149.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.67 billion, a PE ratio of 6.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.08.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The financial services provider reported $4.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.16 by $1.81. Aercap had a net margin of 45.41% and a return on equity of 15.16%. The business had revenue of $2.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.41 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. Aercap has set its FY 2025 guidance at 13.700-13.700 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Aercap will post 11.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Aercap Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 4th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 12th were issued a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 12th. Aercap’s dividend payout ratio is currently 5.12%.

Aercap Company Profile

AerCap Holdings N.V. (NYSE: AER) is a global aircraft leasing and aviation finance company that acquires, leases, sells and manages commercial aircraft and engines. Its core services include operating leases, finance leases, sale-and-leaseback transactions, aircraft trading and remarketing, and asset management for airline customers. The company also provides related commercial and technical support services designed to optimize fleet utilization and residual values over the life cycle of aircraft and engines.

Operating with a broad global footprint, AerCap serves airlines and other aviation customers across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.