Aercap Holdings N.V. $AER Stock Acquired by O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc.

O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc. grew its position in shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) by 3.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 159,319 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,617 shares during the period. Aercap comprises about 4.8% of O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest holding. O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc.’s holdings in Aercap were worth $22,865,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in AER. Groupe la Francaise raised its holdings in Aercap by 221.4% in the first quarter. Groupe la Francaise now owns 180 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new position in shares of Aercap in the 2nd quarter worth about $38,000. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Aercap during the first quarter worth about $44,000. Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Aercap in the first quarter worth about $60,000. Finally, Atwood & Palmer Inc. bought a new position in shares of Aercap during the third quarter valued at approximately $61,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.42% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on AER. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $190.00 price target on shares of Aercap in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings lowered Aercap from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of Aercap from $170.00 to $176.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Zacks Research cut shares of Aercap from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Aercap from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Aercap currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $172.56.

Aercap Stock Performance

AER stock traded up $1.92 on Friday, hitting $144.73. The company had a trading volume of 438,191 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,234,797. The company has a current ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.32. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a 12-month low of $118.96 and a 12-month high of $158.80. The stock has a market cap of $24.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.12, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.98. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $146.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $144.40.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The financial services provider reported $5.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.14 by $1.00. Aercap had a return on equity of 17.60% and a net margin of 37.85%.The firm had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.10 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.83 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 14.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.800-16.800 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Aercap Holdings N.V. will post 19.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Aercap Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th were paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 12th. Aercap’s dividend payout ratio is 7.87%.

Aercap Company Profile

AerCap Holdings N.V. is a global aviation leasing company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The company provides aircraft leasing and aviation finance services to airlines and other aviation customers worldwide, helping them access commercial aircraft and related equipment without owning the assets outright.

AerCap’s business includes the leasing, purchase, sale and financing of commercial passenger aircraft, cargo aircraft, engines and helicopters. It also provides asset management and fleet planning services, and supports customers through aircraft transitions, remarketing, maintenance coordination and other lifecycle activities.

The company serves airlines across major aviation markets, including North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.