Quantinno Capital Management LP Purchases 11,504 Shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. $AER

Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its position in Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) by 14.6% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 90,137 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,504 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP’s holdings in Aercap were worth $12,365,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in AER. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Aercap in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Greenline Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Aercap during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in Aercap during the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Aercap during the first quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position 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 acquiring an additional 94 shares during the period. 96.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on AER. TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Aercap from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Barclays upped their price objective on Aercap from $164.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $190.00 target price on shares of Aercap in a report on Thursday. Citigroup lifted their target price on Aercap from $173.00 to $178.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on Aercap from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Aercap currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $172.56.

Aercap Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE AER opened at $153.85 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $145.39 and a 200-day moving average price of $143.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.32, a current ratio of 0.28 and a quick ratio of 0.28. The stock has a market cap of $25.67 billion, a PE ratio of 7.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 0.93. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a 1 year low of $107.50 and a 1 year high of $156.33.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The financial services provider reported $5.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.14 by $1.00. Aercap had a net margin of 37.85% and a return on equity of 17.60%. The company had revenue of $2.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.10 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.83 EPS. Aercap’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.800-16.800 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Aercap Holdings N.V. will post 18.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Aercap Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 12th. Aercap’s payout ratio is presently 7.87%.

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

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.