AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) Shares Acquired by Vise Technologies Inc.

Vise Technologies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER - Free Report) by 121.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 6,314 shares of the financial services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 3,457 shares during the period. Vise Technologies Inc.'s holdings in AerCap were worth $604,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in AerCap by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 446,303 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $42,711,000 after acquiring an additional 4,222 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its stake in AerCap by 11.3% in the 4th quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 18,664 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,786,000 after buying an additional 1,900 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its position in shares of AerCap by 95.5% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 91,707 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $8,687,000 after purchasing an additional 44,797 shares in the last quarter. Lyrical Asset Management LP increased its holdings in AerCap by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Lyrical Asset Management LP now owns 3,097,840 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $296,463,000 after buying an additional 38,264 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of AerCap by 51.7% in the fourth 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 last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.42% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AER has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on AerCap from $101.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $115.00 price target (up previously from $113.00) on shares of AerCap in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of AerCap from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on AerCap from $105.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, UBS Group cut 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 assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $119.25.

AerCap Trading Down 0.7%

AerCap stock traded down $0.82 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $113.57. 685,721 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,388,897. AerCap Holdings has a 52-week low of $82.21 and a 52-week high of $114.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.89, a current ratio of 0.67 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $103.12 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $99.48. The company has a market capitalization of $21.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.00, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.41.

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 for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.69 by $0.99. The company 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 13.98% and a net margin of 32.38%. AerCap's revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.29 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that AerCap Holdings will post 11.29 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AerCap Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 14th will be issued a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 14th. AerCap's dividend payout ratio is presently 9.58%.

AerCap announced that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Wednesday, February 26th that authorizes the company to buyback $1.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the financial services provider to repurchase up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

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.