AerCap (NYSE:AER) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.75 EPS

AerCap (NYSE:AER) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The financial services provider reported $3.31 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.56 by $0.75, Zacks reports. AerCap had a return on equity of 13.98% and a net margin of 32.38%. AerCap updated its FY 2025 guidance to 8.500-9.500 EPS.

AerCap Trading Down 0.7 %

NYSE:AER traded down $0.71 on Wednesday, reaching $100.80. 485,237 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,151,730. The business has a fifty day moving average of $96.80 and a 200-day moving average of $95.89. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.89. AerCap has a 52-week low of $76.00 and a 52-week high of $107.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.81.

AerCap Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 12th will be given a $0.27 dividend. This is an increase from AerCap’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.07%. AerCap’s payout ratio is currently 7.92%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $119.00 price objective on shares of AerCap in a report on Thursday, November 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $112.00.

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.