Tidal Investments LLC Sells 622,035 Shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. $AER

Tidal Investments LLC cut its holdings in Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) by 68.4% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 287,243 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 622,035 shares during the quarter. Tidal Investments LLC’s holdings in Aercap were worth $41,874,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its holdings in Aercap by 14,175.3% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 31,865,613 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,645,369,000 after acquiring an additional 31,642,391 shares during the last quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. bought a new position in shares of Aercap in the second quarter worth about $424,585,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Aercap in the fourth quarter worth about $352,172,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC acquired a new position in shares of Aercap during the fourth quarter worth approximately $282,665,000. Finally, L1 Capital International Pty Ltd lifted its position in shares of Aercap by 344.2% during the fourth quarter. L1 Capital International Pty Ltd now owns 1,527,454 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $219,587,000 after purchasing an additional 1,183,616 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.42% of the company’s stock.

Aercap Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:AER opened at $141.12 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $149.14 and its 200 day simple moving average is $144.19. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $118.93 and a fifty-two week high of $158.80. The company has a market capitalization of $23.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.95, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.32, a current ratio of 0.28 and a quick ratio of 0.28.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The financial services provider reported $5.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.14 by $1.00. Aercap had a net margin of 37.85% and a return on equity of 17.60%. The firm had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.10 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.83 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.800-16.800 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Aercap Holdings N.V. will post 18.95 earnings per share for the current year.

Aercap Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th were issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Aercap’s payout ratio is 7.87%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Aercap from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Aercap from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Aercap from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Zacks Research raised Aercap from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on Aercap from $164.00 to $179.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $172.56.

Aercap Profile

AerCap Holdings N.V. is a global aviation leasing company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AER. The company provides aircraft, engine and helicopter leasing services to airlines and other aviation customers worldwide.

AerCap’s business includes operating leases, finance leases, aircraft sales, asset management and fleet transition services. Its portfolio is centered on commercial passenger aircraft and also includes freighter aircraft, aircraft engines and helicopters.