International Assets Investment Management LLC Invests $956,000 in AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER)

International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 12,857 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $956,000.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Gotham Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of AerCap by 3.3% during the third quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 5,538 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $347,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV boosted its stake in shares of AerCap by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 4,123 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $306,000 after acquiring an additional 185 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in shares of AerCap by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 4,697 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $349,000 after acquiring an additional 203 shares during the last quarter. Cigna Investments Inc. New boosted its stake in shares of AerCap by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. Cigna Investments Inc. New now owns 3,676 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $273,000 after acquiring an additional 324 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in shares of AerCap by 8.8% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 4,201 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $263,000 after acquiring an additional 340 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.42% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on AER shares. Susquehanna increased their price objective on AerCap from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research note on Monday, February 26th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on AerCap from $103.00 to $101.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 26th. TD Cowen reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $85.00 price target on shares of AerCap in a research note on Tuesday, February 27th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on AerCap from $84.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, February 26th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $87.71.

AerCap Trading Up 2.0 %

Shares of NYSE AER traded up $1.72 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $86.13. The stock had a trading volume of 932,255 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,562,231. The company has a market capitalization of $17.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.09, a PEG ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.85. AerCap Holdings has a 1-year low of $53.42 and a 1-year high of $88.44. The company has a quick ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.80. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $82.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $74.14.

AerCap (NYSE:AER - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 23rd. The financial services provider reported $3.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.44 by $0.67. The business had revenue of $1.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.94 billion. AerCap had a return on equity of 14.92% and a net margin of 41.37%. The company's revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.66 EPS. On average, analysts predict that AerCap Holdings will post 9.88 earnings per share for the current year.

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.