Should I buy or sell AerCap stock right now?

6 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AerCap in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" AER shares. View AER analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is AerCap's stock price target for 2024?

6 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for AerCap's stock. Their AER share price targets range from $79.00 to $90.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $82.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for AER or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have AER shares performed in 2023?

AerCap's stock was trading at $58.32 at the start of the year. Since then, AER shares have increased by 25.2% and is now trading at $73.03. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here .

Are investors shorting AerCap?

AerCap saw a drop in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,820,000 shares, a drop of 12.8% from the October 31st total of 4,380,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,080,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days. View AerCap's Short Interest .

When is AerCap's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 7th 2024. View our AER earnings forecast .

How were AerCap's earnings last quarter?

AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October, 27th. The financial services provider reported $2.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.44 by $0.37. The financial services provider earned $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.89 billion. AerCap had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.03% and a net margin of 33.62%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.21 earnings per share.

What ETFs hold AerCap's stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of AerCap (NYSE:AER) stock in their portfolio include Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF (GVIP) and iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF (EWN) . Invesco Zacks Mid-Cap ETF (CZA) .

What guidance has AerCap issued on next quarter's earnings?

AerCap issued an update on its FY23 earnings guidance on Friday, October, 27th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $9.50 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $9.82.

What is Aengus (Gus) Kelly's approval rating as AerCap's CEO?

6 employees have rated AerCap Chief Executive Officer Aengus (Gus) Kelly on Glassdoor.com . Aengus (Gus) Kelly has an approval rating of 56% among the company's employees. This puts Aengus (Gus) Kelly in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

What other stocks do shareholders of AerCap own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other AerCap investors own include Coty (COTY) , Gilead Sciences (GILD) , Energy Transfer (ET) , CVS Health (CVS) , Carnival Co. & (CCL) , Designer Brands (DBI) , Micron Technology (MU) , Exxon Mobil (XOM) , Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) and Cisco Systems (CSCO) .

Who are AerCap's major shareholders?

AerCap's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include General Electric Co. (13.27%), Wellington Management Group LLP (10.01%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (3.73%), London Co. of Virginia (1.78%), 59 North Capital Management LP (1.24%) and Perpetual Ltd (1.05%). View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of AerCap?

Shares of AER stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull , Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

AerCap (AER) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$73.03

+0.88 (+1.22%)

(As of 05:06 PM ET)

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Today's Range: $71.65
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$73.03
50-Day Range: $57.46
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$72.14
52-Week Range: $49.58
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$73.03

Volume: 1.47 million shs
Average Volume: 1.41 million shs
Market Capitalization: $15.35 billion

P/E Ratio: 6.76
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $82.50

AerCap MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 13.0% Upside
$82.50 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
1.82% of Shares Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 1.07
Based on 8 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.05%
From $10.15 to $10.46 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.57 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

169th out of 834 stocks

Equipment Rental & Leasing, Not Elsewhere Classified Industry

4th out of 13 stocks

2.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
AerCap has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 6 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $82.50, AerCap has a forecasted upside of 13.0% from its current price of $73.03.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
AerCap has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

5.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.82% of the outstanding shares of AerCap have been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
AerCap has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in AerCap has recently decreased by 12.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

0.0

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
AerCap does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
AerCap does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for AER.

3.9

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
AerCap has a news sentiment score of 1.07. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for AerCap this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
22 people have searched for AER on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 450% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
9 people have added AerCap to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 125% compared to the previous 30 days.

1.7

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, AerCap insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.52% of the stock of AerCap is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
92.00% of the stock of AerCap is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

2.5

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for AerCap are expected to grow by 3.05% in the coming year, from $10.15 to $10.46 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of AerCap is 6.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 109.96.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of AerCap is 6.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 42.59.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
AerCap has a PEG Ratio of 0.97. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
AerCap has a P/B Ratio of 1.11. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About AerCap Stock (NYSE:AER)

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. Its aircraft asset management services also include periodically inspecting the leased aircraft and engines; coordinating technical modifications to aircraft to meet new lessee requirements; conducting restructuring negotiations in connection with lease defaults; repossessing aircraft and engines; arranging and monitoring insurance coverage; registering and de-registering aircraft; arranging for aircraft and engine valuations; and providing market research services. The company also provides cash management services, including treasury services, such as the financing, refinancing, hedging, and ongoing cash management of vehicles; and administrative services comprising accounting and corporate secretarial services consisting of the preparation of budgets and financial statements. In addition, it offers airframe and engine parts and supply chain solutions to airlines; maintenance, repair, and overhaul service providers; and aircraft parts distributors. As of December 31, 2022, the company had a portfolio of 2,194 owned, managed, or on order aircraft. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

AER Stock Price History

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AER Stock News Headlines

December 10, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

AerCap (NYSE:AER) Reaches New 1-Year High at $71.92

December 10, 2023 | thetimes.co.uk

AerCap chief condemns ‘bullying’ over emissions

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December 7, 2023 | marketwatch.com

AerCap Holdings Approves Repurchase Program of Up to $250M

December 3, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

AerCap (NYSE:AER) Reaches New 12-Month High at $69.81

November 29, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

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November 26, 2023 | insidermonkey.com

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November 21, 2023 | msn.com

AerCap sets private exchange pricing terms for notes

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November 20, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

AerCap Holdings: Going Private In Slow Motion

November 20, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

AerCap Holdings N.V. Announces Pricing Terms of Private Exchange Offers of Certain Outstanding Notes for New Notes

November 20, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

AerCap Holdings N.V. Announces Early Participation Results and Early Settlement Election of Private Exchange Offers of Certain Outstanding Notes for New Notes

November 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Is AerCap Holdings N.V.'s (NYSE:AER) ROE Of 16% Impressive?

November 15, 2023 | bizjournals.com

Law firm, aviation company among new tenants to secure space in Miami's Brickell

November 14, 2023 | msn.com

AerCap down 2.5%, prices ~27M share secondary offering

November 14, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

AerCap Announces Acquisition Of Five General Electric GE90-115B Engines From Sanad

November 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

AerCap Acquires Five General Electric GE90 Engines from Sanad

November 14, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

AerCap Announces Pricing Of Secondary Offering Of 26.72 Mln Shares At $65.25/shr

November 13, 2023 | msn.com

AerCap Holdings announces secondary share offering and share repurchase

November 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

AerCap (AER) is on the Move, Here's Why the Trend Could be Sustainable

November 6, 2023 | msn.com

AerCap to exchange up to $1.5B of old notes for new ones

November 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

AerCap Holdings N.V. Announces Private Exchange Offers of Certain Outstanding Notes for New Notes

November 3, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

AerCap (AER) Is Up 2.22% in One Week: What You Should Know

November 2, 2023 | stocknews.com

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November 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

IndiGo, Air Inuit opt for converted narrowbody freighters

October 31, 2023 | msn.com

AerCap delivers first Airbus A321 Passenger-to-Freighter aircraft to IndiGo

October 31, 2023 | msn.com

AerCap: Why I Am So Unbelievably Bullish

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 10/27/2023
Today: 12/11/2023
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/07/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Equipment rental & leasing, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry: N/A
Sector: Finance
Current Symbol: NYSE:AER
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1378789
Web: www.aercap.com
Phone: (531) 819-2010
Fax: 353-1672-0270
Employees: 640
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $82.50
High Stock Price Target: $90.00
Low Stock Price Target: $79.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +13.9%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $10.81
Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.70
Forward P/E Ratio: 7.14
P/E Growth: 0.97
Net Income: $-726,040,000.00
Net Margins: 33.62%
Pretax Margin: 35.21%
Return on Equity: 15.03%
Return on Assets: 3.48%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.90
Current Ratio: 0.51
Quick Ratio: 0.51

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $7.01 billion
Price / Sales: 2.17
Cash Flow: $20.46 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 3.54
Book Value: $65.85 per share
Price / Book: 1.10

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 210,120,000
Free Float: 209,027,000
Market Cap: $15.22 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.92

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Key Executives

Mr. Aengus Kelly (Age 49)
CEO & Executive Director
Mr. Peter L. Juhas (Age 51)
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Bart Ligthart (Age 41)
Chief Investment Officer
Mr. John Burke (Age 52)
Chief Technical Officer
Mr. Jorg Koletzki (Age 55)
Chief Information Officer
Mr. Joseph McGinley C.F.A.
Head of Investor Relations
Mr. Vincent Drouillard (Age 47)
General Counsel
Mr. Risteard Sheridan (Age 48)
Company Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer
Gillian Culhane
Vice President of Corporate Communications
Ms. Theresa Murray (Age 55)
Head of Human Resources

Key Competitors

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Institutional Ownership

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AER Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell AerCap stock right now?: 6 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AerCap in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" AER shares.
View AER analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is AerCap's stock price target for 2024?: 6 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for AerCap's stock. Their AER share price targets range from $79.00 to $90.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $82.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.0% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for AER or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have AER shares performed in 2023?: AerCap's stock was trading at $58.32 at the start of the year. Since then, AER shares have increased by 25.2% and is now trading at $73.03.
View the best growth stocks for 2023 here.
Are investors shorting AerCap?: AerCap saw a drop in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,820,000 shares, a drop of 12.8% from the October 31st total of 4,380,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,080,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days.
View AerCap's Short Interest.
When is AerCap's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 7th 2024.
View our AER earnings forecast.
How were AerCap's earnings last quarter?: AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October, 27th. The financial services provider reported $2.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.44 by $0.37. The financial services provider earned $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.89 billion. AerCap had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.03% and a net margin of 33.62%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.21 earnings per share.

What ETFs hold AerCap's stock?: ETFs with the largest weight of AerCap (NYSE:AER) stock in their portfolio include Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF (GVIP) and iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF (EWN).Invesco Zacks Mid-Cap ETF (CZA).
What guidance has AerCap issued on next quarter's earnings?: AerCap issued an update on its FY23 earnings guidance on Friday, October, 27th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $9.50 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $9.82.
What is Aengus (Gus) Kelly's approval rating as AerCap's CEO?: 6 employees have rated AerCap Chief Executive Officer Aengus (Gus) Kelly on Glassdoor.com. Aengus (Gus) Kelly has an approval rating of 56% among the company's employees. This puts Aengus (Gus) Kelly in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.
What other stocks do shareholders of AerCap own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other AerCap investors own include Coty (COTY), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Energy Transfer (ET), CVS Health (CVS), Carnival Co. & (CCL), Designer Brands (DBI), Micron Technology (MU), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).
Who are AerCap's major shareholders?: AerCap's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include General Electric Co. (13.27%), Wellington Management Group LLP (10.01%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (3.73%), London Co. of Virginia (1.78%), 59 North Capital Management LP (1.24%) and Perpetual Ltd (1.05%).
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of AerCap?: Shares of AER stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

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