XTX Topco Ltd lifted its holdings in Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER - Free Report) by 192.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 31,584 shares of the financial services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 20,792 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd's holdings in Aercap were worth $3,227,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in Aercap in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Mather Group LLC. raised its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Pinpoint Asset Management Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Aercap during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 391 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 1,216 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.42% of the company's stock.
Aercap Stock Up 1.1%
AER stock traded up $1.23 during trading on Friday, hitting $108.48. 1,952,532 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,224,810. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.75, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.44. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $114.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $105.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.57. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a 1 year low of $82.21 and a 1 year high of $118.07.
Aercap (NYSE:AER - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The financial services provider reported $2.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.75 by $0.08. Aercap had a net margin of 36.93% and a return on equity of 13.13%. The company had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.03 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.01 earnings per share. Aercap's revenue was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Aercap Holdings N.V. will post 11.29 EPS for the current year.
Aercap Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th will be issued a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 13th. Aercap's payout ratio is currently 6.72%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research firms have recently weighed in on AER. Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of Aercap from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Aercap from $111.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Aercap from $112.00 to $114.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Aercap from $115.00 to $131.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $122.00.
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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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