Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) Receives $122.57 Average Price Target from Brokerages

Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $122.5714.

Several equities analysts have weighed in on AER shares. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Aercap from $115.00 to $131.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of Aercap from $130.00 to $134.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Aercap from $112.00 to $114.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Aercap from $111.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aercap

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AER. Fiduciary Alliance LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Aercap by 0.4% in the second quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 23,310 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,727,000 after buying an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Aercap by 26.6% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 447 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Aercap by 3.9% in the second quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 2,626 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $307,000 after buying an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Aercap by 1.8% in the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 5,819 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $595,000 after buying an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citizens National Bank Trust Department lifted its holdings in shares of Aercap by 0.8% in the second quarter. Citizens National Bank Trust Department now owns 13,965 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,634,000 after buying an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.42% of the company’s stock.

Aercap Stock Performance

AER opened at $120.48 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.57. The company has a market cap of $22.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.49, a PEG ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.44. The company’s 50 day moving average is $113.72 and its 200 day moving average is $107.61. Aercap has a 12-month low of $85.57 and a 12-month high of $120.55.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The financial services provider reported $2.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.75 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.03 billion. Aercap had a net margin of 36.93% and a return on equity of 13.13%. The firm’s revenue was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.01 earnings per share. Aercap has set its FY 2025 guidance at 11.600-11.600 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Aercap will post 11.29 EPS for the current year.

Aercap Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 13th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Aercap’s payout ratio is currently 6.72%.

About Aercap

AerCap Holdings N.V. engages in the lease, financing, sale, and management of commercial flight equipment in China, Hong Kong, Macau, the United States, Ireland, and internationally. The company offers aircraft asset management services, such as remarketing aircraft and engines; collecting rental and maintenance rent payments, monitoring aircraft maintenance, monitoring and enforcing contract compliance, and accepting delivery and redelivery of aircraft and engines; and conducting ongoing lessee financial performance reviews.