Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Acquires 15,872 Shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER)

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its stake in shares of Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER - Free Report) by 15.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 121,325 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 15,872 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned 0.06% of Aercap worth $12,396,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in AER. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Aercap in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Pinpoint Asset Management Ltd acquired a new stake in Aercap during the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in Aercap by 42.2% during the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,318 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $135,000 after purchasing an additional 391 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its stake in Aercap by 473.2% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,473 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $150,000 after purchasing an additional 1,216 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Aercap by 110.7% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 1,740 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $167,000 after acquiring an additional 914 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.42% of the company's stock.

Aercap Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of NYSE AER opened at $117.35 on Friday. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a 12-month low of $82.21 and a 12-month high of $118.07. The company has a quick ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.69. The firm has a market cap of $21.92 billion, a PE ratio of 10.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.39. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $111.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $102.44.

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

Aercap Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 14th were paid a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 14th. Aercap's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 9.58%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Aercap 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.

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