Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) Stock Holdings Lifted by Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH increased its stake in Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER - Free Report) by 5.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 297,681 shares of the financial services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 14,886 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.16% of Aercap worth $30,414,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Mather Group LLC. raised its stake in Aercap by 230.1% in the first quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 307 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in shares of Aercap by 1.4% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 452,376 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $46,219,000 after buying an additional 6,073 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Aercap by 9.8% during the first quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 10,996 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,123,000 after buying an additional 978 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Aercap by 11.3% in the fourth quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 18,664 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,786,000 after purchasing an additional 1,900 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Aercap by 473.2% in the first 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 last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.42% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on AER. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price 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. Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of Aercap from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Aercap from $115.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Aercap from $111.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $122.38.

Aercap Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of Aercap stock traded up $0.17 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $112.18. The company's stock had a trading volume of 614,774 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,087,489. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a 1-year low of $82.21 and a 1-year high of $118.07. The business has a fifty day moving average of $114.66 and a 200 day moving average of $105.02. The company has a market capitalization of $20.95 billion, a PE ratio of 9.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a quick ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.69.

Aercap (NYSE:AER - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $3.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.01 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.29 EPS. The business's revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Aercap Holdings N.V. will post 11.29 EPS for the current year.

Aercap Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 14th were given a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 14th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.96%. Aercap's payout ratio is currently 9.58%.

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.