Aercap Holdings N.V. $AER Position Reduced by Cetera Investment Advisers

Cetera Investment Advisers lessened its position in Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) by 26.3% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 13,016 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 4,648 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers’ holdings in Aercap were worth $1,523,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in AER. Fiduciary Alliance LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Aercap by 0.4% during the second quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 23,310 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,727,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Aercap by 26.6% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 447 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. Citizens National Bank Trust Department grew its position in Aercap by 0.8% in the second quarter. Citizens National Bank Trust Department now owns 13,965 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,634,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd boosted its holdings in Aercap by 9.6% in the first quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,422 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $145,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV boosted its stake in shares of Aercap by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV now owns 24,222 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,475,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. 96.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Aercap Price Performance

AER opened at $131.96 on Tuesday. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a 12 month low of $85.57 and a 12 month high of $138.34. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $127.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $119.86. The stock has a market cap of $24.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.25, a P/E/G ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.57.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The financial services provider reported $4.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.16 by $1.81. The business had revenue of $2.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2 billion. Aercap had a return on equity of 15.31% and a net margin of 45.41%.Aercap’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.41 EPS. Aercap has set its FY 2025 guidance at 13.700-13.700 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Aercap Holdings N.V. will post 11.29 EPS for the current year.

Aercap Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 12th will be paid a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 12th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Aercap’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 5.12%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently issued reports on AER. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Aercap from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Aercap in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research upgraded Aercap from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Aercap from $132.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Bank of America raised their target price on Aercap from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $144.17.

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.