Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) Receives $153.38 Average Price Target from Brokerages

Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the ten research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $153.3750.

AER has been the subject of several research reports. Zacks Research cut shares of Aercap from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 30th. Barclays increased their target price on Aercap from $144.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $175.00 price target on Aercap and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Truist Financial assumed coverage on Aercap in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a $159.00 price target for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Aercap in a report on Wednesday, January 21st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aercap

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AER. Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its stake in shares of Aercap by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 2,525 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $363,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital boosted its position in Aercap by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 1,979 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $290,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the period. Argentarii LLC increased its holdings in Aercap by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Argentarii LLC now owns 2,793 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $402,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC increased its holdings in Aercap by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 3,417 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $413,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kathmere Capital Management LLC raised its position in Aercap by 3.9% in the third quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC now owns 2,246 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $272,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. 96.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Aercap Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of AER stock opened at $140.92 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $145.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $135.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.38, a current ratio of 0.23 and a quick ratio of 0.23. Aercap has a 1-year low of $85.57 and a 1-year high of $154.94. The firm has a market cap of $23.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.60, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.01.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last released its earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $3.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.31 by $0.64. The firm had revenue of $2.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.07 billion. Aercap had a net margin of 44.04% and a return on equity of 15.11%. Aercap’s revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.31 earnings per share. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.000-13.000 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Aercap will post 11.29 EPS for the current year.

Aercap Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 25th. This is a positive change from Aercap’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Aercap’s payout ratio is 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.