Compound Global Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER)

Compound Global Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 2,880 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $294,000. Aercap comprises approximately 1.7% of Compound Global Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in Aercap by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 5,717 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $547,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC lifted its position in Aercap by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 5,322 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $509,000 after acquiring an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC lifted its position in Aercap by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 6,336 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $606,000 after acquiring an additional 209 shares during the last quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV lifted its position in Aercap by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV now owns 24,096 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,301,000 after acquiring an additional 209 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mather Group LLC. lifted its position in Aercap by 230.1% in the first quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 307 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. 96.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Aercap Stock Performance

Shares of Aercap stock traded up $0.84 on Friday, reaching $115.89. 912,170 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,353,012. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a 1-year low of $82.21 and a 1-year high of $118.07. The company has a current ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.69. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $113.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $103.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.65 billion, a PE ratio of 10.28, a PEG ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.38.

Aercap (NYSE:AER - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $3.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.69 by $0.99. Aercap had a net margin of 26.53% and a return on equity of 13.84%. The business had revenue of $2.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.01 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $3.29 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Aercap Holdings N.V. will post 11.29 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Aercap Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 14th were given a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 14th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.93%. Aercap's payout ratio is currently 9.58%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AER has been the subject of a number of research reports. UBS Group cut shares of Aercap to an "underperform" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Aercap from $112.00 to $114.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Aercap from $101.00 to $111.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Aercap from $105.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Susquehanna upped their target price on shares of Aercap from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $119.25.

Aercap Company 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.