Jump Financial LLC Makes New $7.10 Million Investment in Aercap Holdings N.V. $AER

Key Points

• Jump Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Aercap Holdings N.V., purchasing 69,442 shares valued at approximately $7,095,000 during the 1st quarter.
• Aercap recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share, which will be paid on September 4th, representing a 0.9% yield.
• Analysts have set a consensus target price of $122.57 for Aercap's stock, with the company receiving a "Moderate Buy" rating from research analysts.

Jump Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 69,442 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $7,095,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in AER. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Aercap during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $3,284,000. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in Aercap by 18.2% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 5,478 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $524,000 after purchasing an additional 842 shares during the period. MetLife Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Aercap by 35.3% in the 4th quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 22,600 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,163,000 after purchasing an additional 5,900 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in Aercap by 11,446.2% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,002 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $287,000 after purchasing an additional 2,976 shares during the period. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its stake in Aercap by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 80,382 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $7,734,000 after purchasing an additional 6,918 shares during the period. 96.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on AER. Barclays upped their price target on Aercap from $115.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Aercap from $111.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Susquehanna upped their price target on Aercap from $130.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Aercap from $112.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Aercap has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $122.57.

Aercap Trading Up 0.7%

NYSE:AER traded up $0.85 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $123.78. 2,266,133 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,510,133. The firm's fifty day moving average is $114.06 and its 200-day moving average is $107.83. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a 12-month low of $85.57 and a 12-month high of $124.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.70, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a current ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.57.

Aercap (NYSE:AER - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The financial services provider reported $2.83 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.75 by $0.08. Aercap had a return on equity of 13.13% and a net margin of 36.93%.The company had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.03 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.01 EPS. Aercap's quarterly 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, sell-side analysts predict that Aercap Holdings N.V. will post 11.29 EPS for the current year.

Aercap Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 4th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 13th. Aercap's dividend payout ratio is presently 6.72%.

Aercap 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.