AerCap (NYSE:AER) Announces Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.75 EPS

AerCap (NYSE:AER) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The financial services provider reported $3.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 Stock Down 0.7 %

AerCap stock traded down $0.71 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $100.80. The company had a trading volume of 485,237 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,151,730. 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 1 year low of $76.00 and a 1 year high of $107.36. The business has a fifty day moving average of $96.80 and a 200 day moving average of $95.89. The stock has a market cap of $19.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.99, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.81.

AerCap Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 12th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.07%. This is a positive change from AerCap’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. AerCap’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.92%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

About AerCap

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.