Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. Lowers Stake in Aercap Holdings N.V. $AER

Key Points

• Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management reduced its stake in Aercap by 32.6% in Q3, selling 163,662 shares and finishing with 337,958 shares (about 0.18% of the company) worth roughly $40.9 million.
• Aercap posted a strong quarter (EPS $3.95 vs. $3.31 expected; revenue $2.24B vs. $2.07B), set FY2026 guidance of 12.00–13.00 EPS, and raised its quarterly dividend to $0.40 ($1.60 annualized); analysts' consensus is a Moderate Buy with an average target of $153.38.

Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. reduced its stake in shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER - Free Report) by 32.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 337,958 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 163,662 shares during the period. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. owned approximately 0.18% of Aercap worth $40,893,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in AER. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its stake in Aercap by 19.0% during the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,649 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $271,000 after purchasing an additional 423 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in shares of Aercap by 282.7% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 6,659 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $680,000 after purchasing an additional 4,919 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Aercap by 26.6% during the 1st 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 in the last quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Aercap by 67.4% during the 2nd quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 5,543 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $649,000 after buying an additional 2,232 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Aercap by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 4,240 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $496,000 after buying an additional 292 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.42% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on AER shares. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Aercap from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b+)" rating on shares of Aercap in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $175.00 price objective on shares of Aercap and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Truist Financial initiated coverage on shares of Aercap in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $159.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Aercap from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 30th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $153.38.

Aercap Stock Performance

NYSE:AER opened at $132.74 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.38, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.23. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $85.57 and a fifty-two week high of $154.94. The firm has a market cap of $22.15 billion, a PE ratio of 6.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.01. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $145.27 and a 200-day moving average price of $135.16.

Aercap (NYSE:AER - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $3.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.31 by $0.64. The company had revenue of $2.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.07 billion. Aercap had a net margin of 44.04% and a return on equity of 15.11%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.31 earnings per share. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.000-13.000 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Aercap Holdings N.V. will post 11.29 earnings per share for the current year.

Aercap Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. This is a positive change from Aercap's previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 25th. Aercap's payout ratio is currently 7.50%.

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.

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