Morgan Stanley Issues Positive Forecast for Aercap (NYSE:AER) Stock Price

Aercap (NYSE:AER) had its target price raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $150.00 to $160.00 in a report issued on Monday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “equal weight” rating on the financial services provider’s stock. Morgan Stanley’s price target suggests a potential upside of 6.57% from the company’s previous close.

AER has been the topic of a number of other reports. Barclays upped their target price on Aercap from $144.00 to $162.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Aercap in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Zacks Research cut shares of Aercap from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $175.00 price objective on shares of Aercap and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Aercap from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Aercap presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $153.38.

Aercap Stock Up 0.5%

NYSE:AER traded up $0.69 on Monday, reaching $150.13. The stock had a trading volume of 338,989 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,209,694. The company has a 50-day moving average of $145.76 and a 200 day moving average of $133.76. The company has a current ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.38. The stock has a market cap of $25.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.05. Aercap has a 12-month low of $85.57 and a 12-month high of $154.94.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aercap

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in Aercap in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Aercap during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Greenline Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Aercap during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in Aercap in the third quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in 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 currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.