AerCap (NYSE:AER) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

AerCap (NYSE:AER) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 8.500-9.500 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 12.110. The company issued revenue guidance of $7.5 billion-$7.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $7.9 billion.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have weighed in on AER shares. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $115.00 price target (up from $113.00) on shares of AerCap in a report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $119.00 target price on shares of AerCap in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $114.17.

AerCap Trading Down 0.0 %

AER opened at $102.34 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.89. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $97.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $95.94. The company has a market cap of $20.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.81. AerCap has a 1-year low of $76.14 and a 1-year high of $107.36.

AerCap (NYSE:AER) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The financial services provider reported $3.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.56 by $0.75. AerCap had a return on equity of 13.98% and a net margin of 32.38%. The business had revenue of $2.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.97 billion. Analysts predict that AerCap will post 11.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AerCap Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.27 per share. This is a boost from AerCap’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.06%. AerCap’s payout ratio is 7.92%.

AerCap announced that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 26th that permits the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the financial services provider to reacquire up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

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.