Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC Lowers Stock Position in Aercap Holdings N.V. $AER

Key Points

• Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC trimmed its Aercap stake by 32.6% in Q3, selling 14,870 shares and leaving it with 30,769 shares valued at about $3.72 million, while institutional investors own roughly 96.4% of the stock.
• Wall Street is broadly positive on Aercap with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target of $153.38, after several firms raised price targets and issued buy/overweight ratings.
• Aercap beat Q results (EPS $3.95 vs. $3.31 est., revenue $2.24B vs. $2.07B), issued FY2026 guidance of $12.00–$13.00 EPS, and raised its quarterly dividend to $0.40 (annualized $1.60, ~1.2% yield).

Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC trimmed its position in shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER - Free Report) by 32.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 30,769 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 14,870 shares during the period. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC's holdings in Aercap were worth $3,723,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new stake in Aercap during the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Aercap by 26.6% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 447 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the period. Toth Financial Advisory Corp raised its holdings in shares of Aercap by 66.7% in the 3rd quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 500 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $60,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Aercap in the 3rd quarter valued at about $67,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Aercap by 22.7% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 692 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $84,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. 96.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently issued reports on AER shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $175.00 target price on shares of Aercap and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Aercap from $144.00 to $162.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of Aercap from $134.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Truist Financial assumed coverage on shares of Aercap in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $159.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Aercap from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $153.38.

Aercap Trading Down 3.3%

NYSE:AER opened at $136.17 on Monday. 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 one year low of $85.57 and a one year high of $154.94. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $145.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $134.83. The stock has a market cap of $22.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.01.

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

Aercap Increases Dividend

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