Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $173.11 According to Brokerages

Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eleven brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $173.11.

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Aercap from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. Truist Financial set a $180.00 target price on shares of Aercap in a report on Monday, October 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 target price on shares of Aercap in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Aercap from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price target on Aercap from $173.00 to $178.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th.

Aercap Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE AER opened at $144.99 on Tuesday. Aercap has a 1 year low of $118.96 and a 1 year high of $158.80. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $145.37 and its 200-day moving average is $144.91. The company has a current ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.20 billion, a PE ratio of 7.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 0.98.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The financial services provider reported $5.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.14 by $1.00. The business had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.10 billion. Aercap had a net margin of 37.85% and a return on equity of 17.60%. Aercap’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.83 earnings per share. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.800-16.800 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Aercap will post 19.26 EPS for the current year.

Aercap Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 12th were paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Aercap’s payout ratio is 7.87%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aercap

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AER. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. acquired a new position in Aercap in the second quarter valued at about $424,585,000. Ninety One UK Ltd boosted its holdings in Aercap by 12.0% during the third quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 2,275,507 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $326,581,000 after buying an additional 243,488 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV grew its position in shares of Aercap by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 982,037 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $134,715,000 after buying an additional 11,916 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. grew its position in shares of Aercap by 23.2% during the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 769,611 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $105,575,000 after buying an additional 144,857 shares during the period. Finally, Swiss National Bank grew its position in shares of Aercap by 20.4% during the 1st quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 579,800 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $79,537,000 after buying an additional 98,200 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.42% of the company’s stock.

Aercap Company Profile

AerCap Holdings N.V. is a global aviation leasing company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AER. Through its subsidiaries, AerCap owns, manages and leases commercial aircraft, engines and helicopters to airlines and other aviation customers worldwide.

The company provides operating leases, finance leases, aircraft trading and asset management services. Its fleet portfolio includes aircraft from major manufacturers such as Airbus and Boeing, as well as engines and helicopters.