Aercap Holdings N.V. (AER) to Distribute Quarterly Dividend of $0.40 on September 3rd

Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 28th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be given a dividend of 0.40 per share by the financial services provider on Thursday, September 3rd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 12th.

Aercap has a dividend payout ratio of 12.2% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Aercap to earn $17.09 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.60 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 9.4%.

Aercap Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of Aercap stock traded up $3.24 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $151.87. 668,991 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,281,618. The company has a 50 day moving average of $144.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of $143.42. Aercap has a fifty-two week low of $105.65 and a fifty-two week high of $156.33. The company has a current ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 0.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34. The stock has a market cap of $25.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 0.94.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The financial services provider reported $5.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.14 by $1.00. Aercap had a return on equity of 16.01% and a net margin of 45.22%.The business had revenue of $2.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.10 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.83 earnings per share. Aercap’s quarterly revenue was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.800-16.800 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Aercap will post 17.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on AER. Susquehanna upped their price objective on Aercap from $170.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Aercap from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Zacks Research raised shares of Aercap from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Aercap from $150.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Aercap from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $172.00.

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.