What AerCap Investors Should Keep in Mind

By Susan Ramirez • Monday, May 15 12:22 • Permanent Link

Shares of Commercial Services company AerCap jumped 2.5% today. With many investors piling into AER without a second thought, it may be a good idea to take a closer look at the stock. Here are some quick facts to get you started:

AerCap has moved 23.7% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 2.9%
AER has an average analyst rating of buy and is -24.14% away from its mean target price of $75.88 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $7.15
AerCap has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.1 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $9.1 and its forward P/E ratio is 6.3
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.83 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
AerCap is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.33 and an average P/B of 3.12
The company has a free cash flow of $-344065888, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
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.

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