AerCap (NYSE:AER) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates 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 the consensus estimate of $2.56 by $0.75, Zacks reports. AerCap had a net margin of 32.38% and a return on equity of 13.98%. AerCap updated its FY 2025 guidance to 8.500-9.500 EPS.

AerCap Stock Up 1.3 %

AER traded up $1.30 on Wednesday, reaching $102.80. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,329,064 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,207,468. The stock has a market cap of $20.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.81. The business’s 50 day moving average is $96.80 and its 200 day moving average is $95.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.89, a current ratio of 0.67 and a quick ratio of 0.67. AerCap has a 1 year low of $76.00 and a 1 year high of $107.36.

AerCap Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 12th will be paid a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.05%. This is a positive change from AerCap’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. AerCap’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.92%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $119.00 price target 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 issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.