Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) Shares Purchased by Four Tree Island Advisory LLC

Four Tree Island Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER - Free Report) by 4.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 106,233 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buying an additional 4,233 shares during the quarter. Aercap comprises approximately 7.6% of Four Tree Island Advisory LLC's holdings, making the stock its 6th largest position. Four Tree Island Advisory LLC owned about 0.06% of Aercap worth $10,854,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in Aercap during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Mather Group LLC. boosted its stake in Aercap by 230.1% during the first quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 307 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. Pinpoint Asset Management Ltd bought a new position in Aercap during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in Aercap by 42.2% during the first quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,318 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $135,000 after buying an additional 391 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its stake in Aercap by 473.2% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,473 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $150,000 after buying an additional 1,216 shares during 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 equities analysts recently commented on AER shares. Barclays increased their price target on Aercap from $115.00 to $131.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Aercap from $112.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective 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. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of Aercap from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $122.38.

Aercap Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of AER stock traded down $0.83 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $112.17. 578,230 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,463,839. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a 1 year low of $82.21 and a 1 year high of $118.07. The stock has a market cap of $20.95 billion, a PE ratio of 9.97, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.38. 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 stock's fifty day moving average price is $114.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $104.79.

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

Aercap Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 of this dividend was Wednesday, May 14th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.96%. Aercap's dividend payout ratio is currently 9.58%.

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.