AlphaCore Capital LLC Boosts Position in Aercap Holdings N.V. $AER

AlphaCore Capital LLC raised its stake in Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) by 590.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 5,067 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 4,333 shares during the period. AlphaCore Capital LLC’s holdings in Aercap were worth $613,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in AER. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Aercap during the second quarter valued at approximately $241,392,000. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new position in Aercap during the 2nd quarter worth $181,377,000. High Ground Investment Management LLP bought a new stake in Aercap during the 3rd quarter valued at $90,571,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Aercap by 25.0% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,873,872 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $336,243,000 after buying an additional 575,320 shares during the period. Finally, AustralianSuper Pty Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Aercap by 185.0% in the 3rd quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd now owns 636,906 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $77,066,000 after buying an additional 413,428 shares during the period. 96.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently commented on AER. Zacks Research lowered Aercap from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 30th. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Aercap from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Aercap in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Aercap from $144.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Aercap from $120.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $152.13.

Aercap Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AER opened at $149.23 on Friday. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a 52 week low of $85.57 and a 52 week high of $154.94. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $145.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $133.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.38. The firm has a market cap of $24.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.05.

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

Aercap Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 25th. This is a positive change from Aercap’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Aercap’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.50%.

Aercap Company Profile

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.