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

Shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the eleven brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation and eight have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $148.8571.

A number of brokerages recently commented on AER. Truist Financial initiated coverage on Aercap in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $159.00 price target on the stock. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Aercap from $134.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Aercap from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 30th. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Aercap in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price objective 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.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Mizuho Markets Cayman LP grew its stake in shares of Aercap by 45,615.5% during the 3rd quarter. Mizuho Markets Cayman LP now owns 3,510,491 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $424,769,000 after acquiring an additional 3,502,812 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Aercap in the 2nd quarter worth about $241,392,000. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in Aercap in the second quarter worth $181,377,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Aercap by 642.7% in the third quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,111,552 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $134,498,000 after purchasing an additional 961,890 shares during the period. Finally, Ninety One UK Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Aercap by 44.8% in the second quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 2,794,925 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $327,006,000 after acquiring an additional 864,348 shares in the last quarter. 96.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Aercap Stock Down 0.6%

Aercap stock opened at $142.80 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $26.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.76, a P/E/G ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.08. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $140.00 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $126.49. 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 has a fifty-two week low of $85.57 and a fifty-two week high of $149.24.

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

Aercap Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 4th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 12th were issued a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 12th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Aercap’s dividend payout ratio is 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.