Short Interest in Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) Increases By 132.2%

Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 2,640,326 shares, an increase of 132.2% from the July 30th total of 1,137,197 shares. Approximately 1.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 966,718 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.7 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Groupe la Francaise raised its stake in shares of Aercap by 221.4% during the first quarter. Groupe la Francaise now owns 180 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Greenline Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Aercap in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in shares of Aercap in the third quarter worth $35,000. Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new stake in Aercap in the second quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Aercap in the first quarter valued at $44,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.42% of the company’s stock.

Aercap Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AER traded down $0.72 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $147.25. 838,389 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 992,602. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $149.50 and its 200-day moving average price is $144.48. The stock has a market cap of $24.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.25, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a quick ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.32. Aercap has a one year low of $118.93 and a one year high of $158.80.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The financial services provider reported $5.14 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.14 by $1.00. The company had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.10 billion. Aercap had a return on equity of 17.60% and a net margin of 37.85%.Aercap’s revenue was up 14.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.83 EPS. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.800-16.800 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Aercap will post 18.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Aercap Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AER has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays boosted their price target on Aercap from $164.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Zacks Research raised Aercap from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Weiss Ratings cut Aercap from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Aercap from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Aercap from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $172.56.

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.