Aercap Holdings N.V. $AER is Wgi Dm LLC’s Largest Position

Wgi Dm LLC grew its holdings in shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) by 1.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,586,515 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 30,703 shares during the quarter. Aercap comprises about 27.8% of Wgi Dm LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Wgi Dm LLC’s holdings in Aercap were worth $371,837,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of AER. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Aercap during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new position in shares of Aercap during the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Aercap by 26.6% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 447 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Aercap by 36.5% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 359 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JFS Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Aercap during the 3rd quarter valued at $67,000. Institutional investors own 96.42% of the company’s stock.

Aercap Stock Performance

Shares of AER opened at $139.99 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34, a current ratio of 0.24 and a quick ratio of 0.24. The company has a market capitalization of $23.36 billion, a PE ratio of 6.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 0.95. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $140.47 and its 200 day moving average price is $140.96. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a one year low of $105.65 and a one year high of $154.94.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The financial services provider reported $5.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.59 by $1.80. The company had revenue of $2.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.07 billion. Aercap had a net margin of 45.22% and a return on equity of 16.01%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.68 EPS. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.500-14.50 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Aercap Holdings N.V. will post 17.23 earnings per share for the current year.

Aercap Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 13th will be given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 13th. Aercap’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.01%.

Aercap announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, April 29th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the financial services provider to purchase up to 4.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on AER shares. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Aercap from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Aercap from $150.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Aercap from $160.00 to $155.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Aercap from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of Aercap from $170.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $163.13.

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.