Aercap Holdings N.V. $AER Shares Bought by DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale

DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale grew its holdings in shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 107,117 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,909 shares during the period. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale’s holdings in Aercap were worth $12,593,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Mather Group LLC. grew its stake in shares of Aercap by 230.1% during the first quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 307 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP acquired a new position in Aercap in the first quarter worth about $37,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in Aercap by 26.6% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 447 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new position in Aercap in the first quarter worth about $64,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd grew its stake 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. 96.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on AER shares. Zacks Research upgraded Aercap from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Aercap from $111.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Barclays lifted their price target on Aercap from $131.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Aercap in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their target price on Aercap from $130.00 to $134.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $124.00.

Aercap Stock Performance

Shares of AER stock opened at $120.70 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.57. The business has a 50 day moving average of $121.45 and a two-hundred day moving average of $113.89. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a 52 week low of $85.57 and a 52 week high of $126.27. The company has a market cap of $22.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.51, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.40.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The financial services provider reported $2.83 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.75 by $0.08. Aercap had a return on equity of 13.13% and a net margin of 36.93%.The company had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.03 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.01 earnings per share. Aercap’s quarterly revenue was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Aercap has set its FY 2025 guidance at 11.600-11.600 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Aercap Holdings N.V. will post 11.29 EPS for the current year.

Aercap Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th were issued a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 13th. Aercap’s payout ratio is 6.72%.

Aercap 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.