Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) Raises Dividend to $0.40 Per Share

Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be given a dividend of 0.40 per share by the financial services provider on Thursday, March 19th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 25th. This is a 48.1% increase from Aercap’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27.

Aercap has a dividend payout ratio of 8.2% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Aercap to earn $11.63 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.08 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 9.3%.

Aercap Stock Down 2.6%

AER traded down $3.80 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $140.20. 2,007,612 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,114,162. The company has a market cap of $26.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.05. Aercap has a one year low of $85.57 and a one year high of $149.24. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $142.75 and its 200 day moving average price is $129.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.43, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a current ratio of 0.30.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $3.95 earnings per share (EPS) 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 the consensus estimate of $2.07 billion. Aercap had a return on equity of 15.16% and a net margin of 45.41%.Aercap’s revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.31 earnings per share. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.000-13.000 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Aercap will post 11.29 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on AER. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Aercap from $134.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Barclays increased their price target on Aercap from $144.00 to $162.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Truist Financial began coverage on Aercap in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a $159.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Aercap from $120.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their target price on Aercap from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $148.86.

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.