Aercap Holdings N.V. (AER) – What Are Investment Firms Saying About This Stock?

Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the eleven analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $173.11.

AER has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $190.00 price target on shares of Aercap in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Barclays increased their price objective on Aercap from $164.00 to $179.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Aercap from $173.00 to $178.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Aercap from $180.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 12th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $180.00 target price on Aercap in a research report on Monday, October 5th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Townsend & Associates Inc boosted its stake in shares of Aercap by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Townsend & Associates Inc now owns 149,420 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $21,769,000 after buying an additional 1,569 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its holdings in shares of Aercap by 2.4% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 6,426 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $922,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the period. Evergreen Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Aercap by 66.6% in the third quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 5,723 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $821,000 after acquiring an additional 2,287 shares during the period. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Aercap during the third quarter valued at $339,000. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC increased its position in Aercap by 8.2% during the third quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 2,461 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $353,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. 96.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Aercap Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AER opened at $148.01 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $24.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.28, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 0.98. Aercap has a twelve month low of $119.91 and a twelve month high of $158.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.32. The company has a 50 day moving average of $145.13 and a 200 day moving average of $144.39.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The financial services provider reported $5.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.14 by $1.00. The business had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.10 billion. Aercap had a return on equity of 17.60% and a net margin of 37.85%. The company’s revenue was up 14.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.83 EPS. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.800-16.800 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Aercap will post 19.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Aercap

AerCap Holdings N.V. is a global aviation leasing company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AER. Through its subsidiaries, AerCap owns, manages and leases commercial aircraft, engines and helicopters to airlines and other aviation customers worldwide.

The company provides operating leases, finance leases, aircraft trading and asset management services. Its fleet portfolio includes aircraft from major manufacturers such as Airbus and Boeing, as well as engines and helicopters.