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

Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nine analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has given a hold recommendation and seven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $122.5714.

A number of brokerages have commented on AER. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Aercap in a research report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Aercap from $111.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Barclays increased their target price on Aercap from $115.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Susquehanna increased their target price on Aercap from $130.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th.

Institutional Trading of Aercap

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mather Group LLC. grew its position in shares of Aercap by 230.1% during the first quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 307 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new position in Aercap during the first quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in Aercap during the second quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in Aercap by 26.6% during the first 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. bought a new position in Aercap during the second quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.42% of the company’s stock.

Aercap Stock Performance

Shares of AER opened at $121.48 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.57. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $119.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $112.42. The stock has a market cap of $22.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.55, a PEG ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.40. Aercap has a 52 week low of $85.57 and a 52 week high of $126.27.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The financial services provider reported $2.83 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.75 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.03 billion. Aercap had a return on equity of 13.13% and a net margin of 36.93%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $3.01 earnings per share. Aercap has set its FY 2025 guidance at 11.600-11.600 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Aercap will post 11.29 EPS for the current year.

Aercap Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 4th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 13th were given a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 13th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Aercap’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.