AerCap (AER) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of AerCap (NYSE: AER) in the last few weeks:

• 11/2/2026 – AerCap was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 10/30/2026 – AerCap was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (a-)” to “buy (a)”.
• 10/29/2026 – AerCap had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $185.00 to $195.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – AerCap had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $165.00 to $175.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – AerCap had its price target raised by Citigroup from $178.00 to $185.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – AerCap had its price target raised by Barclays from $179.00 to $181.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – AerCap had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $183.00 to $200.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – AerCap had its price target raised by Truist Financial from $180.00 to $185.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – AerCap had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $180.00 to $185.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2026 – AerCap was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b+)” to “buy (a-)”.
• 10/5/2026 – AerCap was given a new $180.00 price target by Truist Financial.
• 9/29/2026 – AerCap was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.

AerCap Price Performance

AER stock traded up $3.45 on Wednesday, hitting $165.86. 1,405,273 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,234,893. AerCap Holdings N.V. has a 1-year low of $129.85 and a 1-year high of $165.97. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $146.35 and a 200-day moving average of $144.80. The stock has a market cap of $27.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.50, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a current ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.32.

AerCap (NYSE:AER) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The financial services provider reported $6.56 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.56 by $2.00. AerCap had a net margin of 34.47% and a return on equity of 18.26%. The company had revenue of $2.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.15 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $4.97 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that AerCap Holdings N.V. will post 21.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AerCap Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 11th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 10th. AerCap’s payout ratio is presently 8.20%.

AerCap Holdings N.V. is a global aviation leasing company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AER. Through its subsidiaries, AerCap owns, manages and leases commercial aircraft, engines and helicopters to airlines and other aviation customers worldwide.

The company provides operating leases, finance leases, aircraft trading and asset management services. Its fleet portfolio includes aircraft from major manufacturers such as Airbus and Boeing, as well as engines and helicopters.