Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ Has $7.15 Million Stake in Aercap Holdings N.V. $AER

Key Points

• Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB increased its stake in Aercap Holdings N.V. by 8.4%, owning a total of 70,009 shares valued at approximately $7.15 million.
• Analysts have raised price targets for Aercap, with Susquehanna setting a target of $134 and Barclays aiming for $131, indicating a generally positive outlook.
• Aercap announced a quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share, representing an annualized yield of 0.9%, with the next payment scheduled for September 4th.

Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ boosted its holdings in shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER - Free Report) by 8.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 70,009 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 5,451 shares during the period. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ's holdings in Aercap were worth $7,153,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of AER. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in Aercap in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Mather Group LLC. boosted its position in Aercap by 230.1% in the 1st 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 during the last quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in Aercap in the 1st quarter valued at $64,000. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in Aercap by 42.2% in the 1st 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Covestor Ltd boosted its position in Aercap by 9.6% in the 1st 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 during the last quarter. 96.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. Susquehanna increased their price objective on Aercap from $130.00 to $134.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Barclays increased their price objective on Aercap from $115.00 to $131.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Aercap from $111.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Aercap currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $122.57.

Aercap Stock Performance

AER stock opened at $123.62 on Friday. The business's fifty day moving average is $114.40 and its 200-day moving average is $108.26. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.57. The company has a market cap of $23.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.44. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a twelve month low of $85.57 and a twelve month high of $124.48.

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

Aercap Dividend Announcement

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

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