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

Shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the eleven analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $152.1250.

A number of research firms have issued reports on AER. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on Aercap from $134.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Aercap in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Aercap from $120.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $175.00 price objective on shares of Aercap and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Aercap from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 30th.

Aercap Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of AER stock opened at $154.83 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $144.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $131.67. Aercap has a 52 week low of $85.57 and a 52 week high of $154.94. The stock has a market cap of $25.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.26, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.38.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $3.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.31 by $0.64. The firm had revenue of $2.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.07 billion. Aercap had a return on equity of 15.11% and a net margin of 44.04%.The business’s revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.31 earnings per share. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.000-13.000 EPS. Analysts predict that Aercap will post 11.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Aercap Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 25th. This is an increase from Aercap’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Aercap’s payout ratio is presently 5.06%.

Institutional Trading of Aercap

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AER. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its stake in Aercap by 19.0% during the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,649 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $271,000 after buying an additional 423 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Aercap by 282.7% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 6,659 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $680,000 after purchasing an additional 4,919 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in Aercap by 26.6% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 447 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its position in Aercap by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 22,162 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,593,000 after purchasing an additional 951 shares during the period. Finally, Callan Family Office LLC bought a new stake in Aercap in the second quarter worth about $493,000. 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.