AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) Receives Average Recommendation of "Buy" from Brokerages

AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER - Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of "Buy" from the eight brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $94.38.

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on shares of AerCap from $103.00 to $101.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 26th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on AerCap from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 9th. Barclays increased their target price on AerCap from $93.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on AerCap from $95.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 9th. Finally, Susquehanna raised their price objective on shares of AerCap from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 2nd.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AerCap

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Atria Investments Inc bought a new stake in shares of AerCap in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,187,000. Swedbank AB acquired a new position in shares of AerCap during the 1st quarter worth about $7,414,000. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in AerCap during the 1st quarter worth $917,000. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its position in shares of AerCap by 13.9% during the 1st quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 241,250 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $20,967,000 after acquiring an additional 29,463 shares during the period. Finally, B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in AerCap in the first quarter valued at about $304,000. 96.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

AerCap Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of AerCap stock traded down $0.30 on Wednesday, reaching $91.39. 986,924 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,577,722. The company has a current ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 0.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.70. AerCap has a fifty-two week low of $56.38 and a fifty-two week high of $93.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 1.84. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $86.72 and a 200-day moving average price of $78.30.

AerCap (NYSE:AER - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 8th. The financial services provider reported $3.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.31 by $0.98. AerCap had a return on equity of 15.29% and a net margin of 42.78%. The firm had revenue of $2.02 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.95 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.34 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that AerCap will post 10.26 EPS for the current year.

AerCap Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 22nd will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 21st.

AerCap Company Profile

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.