Morgan Stanley Boosts Aercap (NYSE:AER) Price Target to $160.00

Aercap (NYSE:AER) had its target price lifted by investment analysts at Morgan Stanley from $150.00 to $160.00 in a note issued to investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “equal weight” rating on the financial services provider’s stock. Morgan Stanley’s target price indicates a potential upside of 9.19% from the company’s current price.

AER has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Aercap from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Aercap in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Zacks Research lowered shares of Aercap from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $175.00 target price on shares of Aercap and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price target on Aercap from $134.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $153.38.

Aercap Trading Down 2.5%

Shares of NYSE:AER opened at $146.54 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $24.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.01. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $145.88 and its 200-day moving average is $134.26. Aercap has a 52-week low of $85.57 and a 52-week high of $154.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.38, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.23.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $3.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.31 by $0.64. The business had revenue of $2.24 billion during 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 firm’s revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.31 EPS. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.000-13.000 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Aercap will post 11.29 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aercap

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Citigroup Inc. lifted its position in Aercap by 12.7% during the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 176,919 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $21,407,000 after purchasing an additional 19,975 shares during the period. ARGA Investment Management LP raised its stake in shares of Aercap by 210.8% during the third quarter. ARGA Investment Management LP now owns 31,140 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,768,000 after buying an additional 21,120 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its holdings in Aercap by 13.9% in the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 135,992 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $16,455,000 after buying an additional 16,611 shares during the period. Alberta Investment Management Corp boosted its stake in Aercap by 142.4% in the third quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 38,300 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,634,000 after acquiring an additional 22,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Aercap during the 2nd quarter worth $5,990,000. Institutional investors own 96.42% of the company’s stock.

About Aercap

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.