Quantbot Technologies LP Cuts Position in Aercap Holdings N.V. $AER

Quantbot Technologies LP decreased its stake in Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) by 36.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 40,891 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 23,939 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP’s holdings in Aercap were worth $4,948,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AER. ARGA Investment Management LP boosted its position in Aercap by 210.8% during the third quarter. ARGA Investment Management LP now owns 31,140 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,768,000 after purchasing an additional 21,120 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its stake in shares of Aercap by 13.9% during the 3rd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 135,992 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $16,455,000 after buying an additional 16,611 shares during the last quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp raised its stake in shares of Aercap by 142.4% during the 3rd quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 38,300 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,634,000 after buying an additional 22,500 shares during the last quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Aercap in the 2nd quarter worth about $5,990,000. Finally, Todd Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Aercap by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Todd Asset Management LLC now owns 533,961 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $64,610,000 after acquiring an additional 7,813 shares in the last quarter. 96.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on AER. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Aercap from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Aercap in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $175.00 target price on Aercap and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Aercap from $120.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price objective on Aercap from $134.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $152.13.

Aercap Price Performance

Aercap stock opened at $149.23 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $145.76 and a 200-day moving average of $133.62. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a 52-week low of $85.57 and a 52-week high of $154.94. 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 capitalization of $24.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.99, a PEG ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.05.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $3.95 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $2.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.07 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.31 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.000-13.000 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Aercap Holdings N.V. will post 11.29 EPS for the current year.

Aercap Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. This is an increase from Aercap’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 25th. Aercap’s payout ratio is 7.50%.

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.