Aberdeen Group plc Buys 5,055 Shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. $AER

Aberdeen Group plc lifted its stake in shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) by 1.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 523,825 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,055 shares during the quarter. Aberdeen Group plc owned approximately 0.28% of Aercap worth $63,629,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AER. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Aercap in the second quarter worth about $241,392,000. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in Aercap during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $181,377,000. High Ground Investment Management LLP bought a new stake in shares of Aercap during the third quarter valued at approximately $90,571,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Aercap by 25.0% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,873,872 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $336,243,000 after acquiring an additional 575,320 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AustralianSuper Pty Ltd grew its stake in Aercap by 185.0% during the third quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd now owns 636,906 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $77,066,000 after acquiring an additional 413,428 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.42% of the company’s stock.

Aercap Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of NYSE AER opened at $150.33 on Monday. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a 1-year low of $85.57 and a 1-year high of $150.93. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $143.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $130.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.38, a current ratio of 0.23 and a quick ratio of 0.23.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $3.95 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.31 by $0.64. Aercap had a return on equity of 15.11% and a net margin of 44.04%.The company had revenue of $2.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.07 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.31 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.000-13.000 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Aercap Holdings N.V. will post 11.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Aercap Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. This is a boost from Aercap’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 25th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Aercap’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 5.06%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on AER. Susquehanna upped their price objective on Aercap from $134.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $175.00 price objective on Aercap and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Truist Financial started coverage on Aercap in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $159.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Aercap in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Aercap from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 30th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $152.13.

About Aercap

AerCap Holdings N.V. (NYSE: AER) is a global aircraft leasing and aviation finance company that acquires, leases, sells and manages commercial aircraft and engines. Its core services include operating leases, finance leases, sale-and-leaseback transactions, aircraft trading and remarketing, and asset management for airline customers. The company also provides related commercial and technical support services designed to optimize fleet utilization and residual values over the life cycle of aircraft and engines.

Operating with a broad global footprint, AerCap serves airlines and other aviation customers across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.