Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Invests $27.06 Million in AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER)

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new stake in AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 282,795 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $27,063,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.14% of AerCap as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in AerCap in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Pinpoint Asset Management Ltd acquired a new stake in AerCap during the fourth quarter worth approximately $35,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in AerCap by 51.7% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,388 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $131,000 after acquiring an additional 473 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in AerCap by 110.7% in the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of AerCap by 104.3% during the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 1,949 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $187,000 after purchasing an additional 995 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.42% of the company's stock.

AerCap Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of AerCap stock traded up $0.72 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $115.50. The stock had a trading volume of 3,140,170 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,397,447. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.41. AerCap Holdings has a 1 year low of $82.21 and a 1 year high of $115.98. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.89. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $103.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $99.84.

AerCap (NYSE:AER - Get Free Report) last posted its 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 32.38% and a return on equity of 13.98%. 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 prior year, the company earned $3.29 EPS. The company's revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that AerCap Holdings will post 11.29 earnings per share for the current year.

AerCap Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 14th will be given a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.94%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 14th. AerCap's payout ratio is currently 9.58%.

AerCap declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 26th that allows the company to buyback $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the financial services provider to reacquire up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on AER shares. UBS Group downgraded AerCap to an "underperform" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $115.00 price target (up previously from $113.00) on shares of AerCap in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of AerCap from $105.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of AerCap from $101.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of AerCap from $112.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $119.25.

About AerCap

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.