Kinetic Partners Management LP Sells 394,600 Shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. $AER

Kinetic Partners Management LP cut its holdings in Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) by 74.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 135,953 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 394,600 shares during the period. Kinetic Partners Management LP’s holdings in Aercap were worth $16,450,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in AER. Norges Bank bought a new position in Aercap in the second quarter valued at $241,392,000. High Ground Investment Management LLP acquired a new stake in Aercap in the 3rd quarter valued at $90,571,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Aercap by 25.0% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,873,872 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $336,243,000 after buying an additional 575,320 shares in the last quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. lifted its position in Aercap by 35.1% during the 3rd quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 2,093,694 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $253,337,000 after buying an additional 543,465 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its stake in shares of Aercap by 49.9% during the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,586,800 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $192,003,000 after buying an additional 528,315 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.42% of the company’s stock.

Aercap Stock Up 1.6%

Aercap stock opened at $135.14 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.55 billion, a PE ratio of 6.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.01. The company’s 50-day moving average is $144.78 and its 200-day moving average is $135.49. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $85.57 and a fifty-two week high of $154.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.38, a current ratio of 0.23 and a quick ratio of 0.23.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $3.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.31 by $0.64. Aercap had a net margin of 44.04% and a return on equity of 15.11%. The business had revenue of $2.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.07 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.31 EPS. Aercap’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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Aercap Holdings N.V. will post 11.29 earnings per share for the current year.

Aercap Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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 is a positive change from Aercap’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 25th. Aercap’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.50%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on AER. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Aercap in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Aercap from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Aercap in a research note on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $175.00 price target on Aercap and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Aercap from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 30th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Aercap has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $153.38.

Aercap 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.