DRW Securities LLC Purchases Shares of 2,388 Aercap Holdings N.V. $AER

Key Points

• DRW Securities LLC has acquired a new stake in Aercap Holdings N.V. valued at approximately $244,000 by purchasing 2,388 shares during the first quarter.
• Aercap recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share to be paid on September 4th, representing an annualized yield of 0.9%.
• Analysts have a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for Aercap, with a price target averaging $122.57, reflecting positive expectations about the stock's performance.

DRW Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 2,388 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $244,000.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Aercap in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Mather Group LLC. increased its position in shares of Aercap by 230.1% in the first quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 307 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Aercap in the first quarter valued at $64,000. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of Aercap by 42.2% in the first quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,318 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $135,000 after buying an additional 391 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Covestor Ltd increased its position in shares of Aercap by 9.6% in the first quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,422 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $145,000 after buying an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.42% of the company's stock.

Aercap Trading Up 0.7%

NYSE AER traded up $0.92 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $123.52. 1,670,551 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,840,932. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a 1-year low of $85.57 and a 1-year high of $125.45. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $115.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $109.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.07 billion, a PE ratio of 7.68, a PEG ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.57, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.44.

Aercap (NYSE:AER - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The financial services provider reported $2.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.75 by $0.08. Aercap had a net margin of 36.93% and a return on equity of 13.13%. The firm had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.03 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.01 earnings per share. Aercap's revenue was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Aercap has set its FY 2025 guidance at 11.600-11.600 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Aercap Holdings N.V. will post 11.29 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Aercap Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th were issued a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 13th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Aercap's payout ratio is 6.72%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AER has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Susquehanna raised their price target on Aercap from $130.00 to $134.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Aercap from $111.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on Aercap from $115.00 to $131.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $122.57.

Aercap Company Profile

AerCap Holdings N.V. engages in the lease, financing, sale, and management of commercial flight equipment in China, Hong Kong, Macau, the United States, Ireland, and internationally. The company offers aircraft asset management services, such as remarketing aircraft and engines; collecting rental and maintenance rent payments, monitoring aircraft maintenance, monitoring and enforcing contract compliance, and accepting delivery and redelivery of aircraft and engines; and conducting ongoing lessee financial performance reviews.