Headlands Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER - Free Report) by 191.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 6,933 shares of the financial services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 4,558 shares during the quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC's holdings in Aercap were worth $708,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in AER. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board lifted its position in shares of Aercap by 91.2% during the 1st quarter. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board now owns 18,194 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,859,000 after buying an additional 8,678 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Aercap by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 241,066 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $24,630,000 after buying an additional 6,579 shares in the last quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. bought a new position in shares of Aercap during the 1st quarter worth approximately $229,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Aercap by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 463,159 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $47,321,000 after buying an additional 6,262 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Aercap during the 1st quarter worth approximately $201,000. Institutional investors own 96.42% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
AER has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Aercap from $115.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Aercap from $111.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Susquehanna restated a "positive" rating and set a $134.00 price target (up previously from $130.00) on shares of Aercap in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Aercap from $112.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $122.57.
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Aercap Stock Performance
Aercap stock traded down $0.55 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $112.96. The company's stock had a trading volume of 704,405 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,469,359. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a 12-month low of $85.57 and a 12-month high of $118.07. The company has a market capitalization of $21.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.03, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.57, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.44. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $113.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $106.28.
Aercap (NYSE:AER - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. Aercap had a net margin of 36.93% and a return on equity of 13.13%. The business had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.03 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.01 EPS. Aercap's revenue was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts predict that Aercap Holdings N.V. will post 11.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Aercap Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 13th. Aercap's payout ratio is 6.72%.
Aercap Profile
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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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