Dorsey Asset Management LLC Reduces Stock Holdings in Aercap Holdings N.V. $AER

Dorsey Asset Management LLC cut its stake in Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) by 7.1% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 1,263,998 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 97,120 shares during the quarter. Aercap comprises about 13.7% of Dorsey Asset Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Dorsey Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Aercap were worth $152,944,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Savant Capital LLC boosted its position in Aercap by 2.4% during the third quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 3,417 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $413,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Aercap by 3.9% in the third quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC now owns 2,246 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $272,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank raised its holdings in Aercap by 11.7% in the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 895 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $108,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Aercap by 26.6% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 447 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Epiq Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Aercap by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Epiq Partners LLC now owns 23,108 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,796,000 after buying an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. 96.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on AER. Truist Financial assumed coverage on shares of Aercap in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $159.00 price objective on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Aercap in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Aercap from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. 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 lowered Aercap from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 30th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $153.38.

Aercap Stock Performance

AER opened at $133.01 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $22.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.38. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $145.04 and its 200-day moving average price is $135.33. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a 52-week low of $85.57 and a 52-week high of $154.94.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last released its earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $3.95 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.31 by $0.64. The company had revenue of $2.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.07 billion. Aercap had a net margin of 44.04% and a return on equity of 15.11%. Aercap’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.31 EPS. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.000-13.000 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Aercap Holdings N.V. will post 11.29 EPS 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 1.2%. 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 7.50%.

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.