Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) Receives $148.86 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

Shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eleven brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation and eight have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $148.8571.

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on AER shares. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Aercap from $120.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Zacks Research lowered Aercap from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 30th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Aercap in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Truist Financial started coverage on shares of Aercap in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $159.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Aercap in a research report on Thursday, October 30th.

Aercap Stock Performance

NYSE AER opened at $142.57 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $140.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $126.95. The company has a market capitalization of $26.63 billion, a PE ratio of 6.75, a P/E/G ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.08. Aercap has a 1 year low of $85.57 and a 1 year high of $149.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.43, a current ratio of 0.30 and a quick ratio of 0.30.

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

Aercap Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new stake in shares of Aercap during the 3rd quarter worth $26,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Aercap in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in Aercap during the third quarter worth about $35,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in Aercap during the second quarter worth about $43,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in Aercap by 26.6% in 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.42% of the company’s stock.

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.