Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the ten ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $153.3750.

Several equities analysts recently commented on AER shares. Truist Financial initiated coverage on shares of Aercap in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $159.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Aercap from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $175.00 target price on shares of Aercap and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Aercap in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Zacks Research cut Aercap from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 30th.

Institutional Trading of Aercap

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of AER. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new position in Aercap in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Aercap during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Greenline Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Aercap in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new position in Aercap in the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Aercap by 26.6% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 447 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. 96.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Aercap Stock Performance

NYSE:AER opened at $136.17 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $145.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $134.83. The stock has a market cap of $22.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.38, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.01. Aercap has a 1-year low of $85.57 and a 1-year high of $154.94. The company has a current ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.38.

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. Aercap had a return on equity of 15.11% and a net margin of 44.04%.The firm had revenue of $2.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.07 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.31 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.000-13.000 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Aercap will post 11.29 earnings per share for the current 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 issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 25th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. This is a boost from Aercap’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. Aercap’s payout ratio is presently 7.50%.

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.