Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) Given Average Rating of “Buy” by Brokerages

Posted by Brian Himes on Aug 31st, 2026

Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER – Get Free Report) has received a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the eleven research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, nine have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $172.5556.

Several research analysts have issued reports on AER shares. Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of Aercap from $170.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Aercap from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings cut Aercap from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Aercap from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on Aercap from $164.00 to $179.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Aercap

Aercap Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AER opened at $147.25 on Monday. Aercap has a twelve month low of $118.93 and a twelve month high of $158.80. The company has a current ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.32. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $149.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of $144.50. The company has a market capitalization of $24.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.25, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.93.

Aercap (NYSE:AER – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The financial services provider reported $5.14 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.14 by $1.00. Aercap had a net margin of 37.85% and a return on equity of 17.60%. The business had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.10 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.83 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.800-16.800 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Aercap will post 18.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Aercap Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 12th. Aercap’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.87%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aercap

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AER. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of Aercap by 14,175.3% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 31,865,613 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,645,369,000 after buying an additional 31,642,391 shares in the last quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Aercap during the second quarter worth approximately $424,585,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Aercap during the fourth quarter worth approximately $352,172,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC purchased a new position in Aercap during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $282,665,000. Finally, L1 Capital International Pty Ltd increased its stake in Aercap by 344.2% in the 4th quarter. L1 Capital International Pty Ltd now owns 1,527,454 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $219,587,000 after buying an additional 1,183,616 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.42% of the company’s stock.

About Aercap

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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.