LSV Asset Management Buys 252,300 Shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. $AER

LSV Asset Management boosted its stake in shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) by 246.1% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 354,800 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 252,300 shares during the quarter. LSV Asset Management’s holdings in Aercap were worth $42,931,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in AER. Savant Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Aercap by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 3,417 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $413,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Aercap by 3.9% in the third quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC now owns 2,246 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $272,000 after buying an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in Aercap by 26.6% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 447 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Aercap by 3.9% during the second quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 2,626 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $307,000 after buying an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Snowden Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Aercap by 3.0% during the second quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,622 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $424,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.42% of the company’s stock.

Aercap Trading Up 1.7%

AER stock opened at $150.33 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.38. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a twelve month low of $85.57 and a twelve month high of $150.93. The company has a market cap of $28.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.04, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.05. The business has a fifty day moving average of $143.85 and a 200-day moving average of $130.61.

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

Aercap Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. This is a positive change from Aercap’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 25th. Aercap’s payout ratio is presently 5.06%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AER has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Aercap in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Aercap from $120.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Susquehanna raised their target price on Aercap from $134.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Bank of America lifted their price target on Aercap from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Aercap in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target 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.