Citigroup Inc. Raises Holdings in Aercap Holdings N.V. $AER

Citigroup Inc. lifted its position in shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) by 12.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 176,919 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,975 shares during the quarter. Citigroup Inc.’s holdings in Aercap were worth $21,407,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of AER. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in Aercap in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Aercap by 66.7% during the 3rd quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 500 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $60,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in Aercap by 22.7% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 692 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $84,000 after buying an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AlphaCore Capital LLC purchased a new position in Aercap during the second quarter worth approximately $86,000. 96.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Aercap Price Performance

AER stock opened at $150.41 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $145.66 and its 200 day moving average price is $133.21. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a 12-month low of $85.57 and a 12-month high of $154.94. The company has a market capitalization of $25.10 billion, a PE ratio of 7.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a current ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.38.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $3.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.31 by $0.64. Aercap had a net margin of 44.04% and a return on equity of 15.11%. The company had revenue of $2.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.07 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.31 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.000-13.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate 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. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend 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 is Wednesday, February 25th. Aercap’s payout ratio is presently 7.50%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have issued reports on AER shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Aercap in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Truist Financial initiated coverage on shares of Aercap in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a $159.00 price objective for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $175.00 price target on shares of Aercap and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Aercap from $120.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Aercap from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 30th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently 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.