Brokerages Set Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) Price Target at $122.57

Shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the eight analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has given a hold recommendation and six have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $122.5714.

AER has been the subject of a number of research reports. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Aercap from $130.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Aercap from $115.00 to $131.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Aercap from $111.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aercap

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AER. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Aercap during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Mather Group LLC. lifted its holdings in Aercap by 230.1% in the 1st quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 307 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Aercap in the 1st quarter valued at $37,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in Aercap in the 2nd quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Aercap by 26.6% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 447 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.42% of the company’s stock.

Aercap Trading Up 0.6%

AER stock opened at $120.83 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.57. Aercap has a twelve month low of $85.57 and a twelve month high of $125.45. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.46. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $116.17 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $110.03.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The financial services provider reported $2.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.75 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.03 billion. Aercap had a net margin of 36.93% and a return on equity of 13.13%. The business’s revenue was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.01 earnings per share. Aercap has set its FY 2025 guidance at 11.600-11.600 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate 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, September 4th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 13th were issued a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 13th. Aercap’s dividend payout ratio is 6.72%.

About Aercap

AerCap Holdings N.V. engages in the lease, financing, sale, and management of commercial flight equipment in China, Hong Kong, Macau, the United States, Ireland, and internationally. The company offers aircraft asset management services, such as remarketing aircraft and engines; collecting rental and maintenance rent payments, monitoring aircraft maintenance, monitoring and enforcing contract compliance, and accepting delivery and redelivery of aircraft and engines; and conducting ongoing lessee financial performance reviews.