Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) Given Consensus Rating of “Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) have earned a consensus rating of “Buy” from the eleven ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $172.5556.

AER has been the topic of several analyst reports. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Aercap from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Aercap from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings lowered Aercap from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Susquehanna boosted their price target on Aercap from $170.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 price objective on shares of Aercap in a report on Thursday, July 30th.

Aercap Stock Performance

Shares of AER stock opened at $147.25 on Monday. Aercap has a fifty-two week low of $118.93 and a fifty-two week high of $158.80. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $149.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $144.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.32, a current ratio of 0.28 and a quick ratio of 0.28. The firm has a market cap of $24.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.25, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.93.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The financial services provider reported $5.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.14 by $1.00. The business had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.10 billion. Aercap had a return on equity of 17.60% and a net margin of 37.85%.The firm’s revenue was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.83 EPS. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.800-16.800 EPS. Analysts predict that Aercap will post 18.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Aercap Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Aercap’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7.87%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aercap

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its holdings in shares of Aercap by 14,175.3% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 31,865,613 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,645,369,000 after buying an additional 31,642,391 shares during the period. Nilsine Partners LLC raised its holdings in Aercap by 7.5% in the 2nd quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 2,039 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $297,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the period. Saudi Central Bank raised its holdings in Aercap by 113.6% in the 2nd quarter. Saudi Central Bank now owns 133,910 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $19,521,000 after acquiring an additional 71,218 shares during the period. MOR Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Aercap during the 2nd quarter worth $606,000. Finally, Plan A Wealth LLC lifted its position in Aercap by 14.2% during the 2nd quarter. Plan A Wealth LLC now owns 1,855 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $270,000 after acquiring an additional 231 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.42% of the company’s stock.

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.