WJ Financial Advisors LLC Buys Shares of 4,280 Aercap Holdings N.V. $AER

WJ Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 4,280 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $518,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new stake in Aercap in the third quarter worth about $26,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Aercap in the 2nd quarter valued at about $43,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Aercap by 26.6% in the 1st 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 during the period. Whittier Trust Co. bought a new position in shares of Aercap during the second quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Finally, Toth Financial Advisory Corp increased its holdings in Aercap by 66.7% during the third quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 500 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $60,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.42% of the company’s stock.

Aercap Price Performance

Shares of AER stock opened at $150.33 on Friday. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $85.57 and a fifty-two week high of $150.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.38, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a current ratio of 0.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.04, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.05. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $143.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $130.61.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $3.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.31 by $0.64. The firm had revenue of $2.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.07 billion. Aercap had a net margin of 44.04% and a return on equity of 15.11%. Aercap’s revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.31 EPS. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.000-13.000 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Aercap Holdings N.V. will post 11.29 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Aercap Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. This is a boost from Aercap’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 25th. Aercap’s dividend payout ratio is presently 5.06%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have weighed in on AER shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $175.00 target price on Aercap and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Truist Financial started coverage on Aercap in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a $159.00 price objective for the company. Zacks Research lowered Aercap from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 30th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Aercap from $134.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on shares of Aercap from $144.00 to $162.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.