Aercap Holdings N.V (NYSE: AER)’s stock price has increased by 1.38 compared to its previous closing price of 97.72. However, the company has seen a 2.61% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-06 that AerCap is trading at an undemanding P/E of 8 and should compound book value at 15%+ for the next 4-5 years. New and used aircraft values and lease rates are at historically strong levels, which have only started to benefit AerCap’s earnings. The brilliant GECAS acquisition and surge in aircraft values have yet to be fully reflected in AerCap’s share price.
Is It Worth Investing in Aercap Holdings N.V (NYSE: AER) Right Now?
Aercap Holdings N.V (NYSE: AER) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 7.85x compared to its average ratio. AER has 36-month beta value of 1.85. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AER is 196.01M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.33% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AER on February 13, 2025 was 986.85K shares.
AER’s Market Performance
AER stock saw an increase of 2.61% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 4.61% and a quarterly increase of 1.59%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.75%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.74% for Aercap Holdings N.V (AER). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.11% for AER stock, with a simple moving average of 5.29% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AER
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AER stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for AER by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for AER in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $119 based on the research report published on November 21, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AER reach a price target of $125. The rating they have provided for AER stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on July 29th, 2024.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to AER, setting the target price at $103 in the report published on June 07th of the previous year.
AER Trading at 3.33% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AER to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.73% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.74%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.75%, as shares surge +3.40% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.02% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AER rose by +2.61%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +16.31% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $96.09. In addition, Aercap Holdings N.V saw 3.52% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AER starting from Juhas, Peter, who proposed sale 5,000 shares at the price of $96.31 back on Dec 12 ’24. After this action, Juhas, Peter now owns shares of Aercap Holdings N.V, valued at $481,550 using the latest closing price.
Kelly Aengus, the Chief Executive Officer & Exec of Aercap Holdings N.V, proposed sale 11,000 shares at $93.89 during a trade that took place back on Oct 31 ’24, which means that Kelly Aengus is holding shares at $1,032,790 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AER
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.43 for the present operating margin
- 0.49 for the gross margin
The net margin for Aercap Holdings N.V stands at 0.34. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 15.33, with 3.48 for asset returns.
Based on Aercap Holdings N.V (AER), the company’s capital structure generated 0.74 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.11. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.89. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.18.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.55 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 7.76. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.64. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.65for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.1. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.41.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Aercap Holdings N.V (AER) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
