AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) Stake Lifted by OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC

OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER - Free Report) by 380.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,145 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buying an additional 8,823 shares during the quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in AerCap were worth $1,067,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Toth Financial Advisory Corp acquired a new stake in AerCap during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Pinpoint Asset Management Ltd acquired a new stake in AerCap during the 4th quarter worth about $35,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in shares of AerCap during the 4th quarter worth about $38,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of AerCap by 1,148.5% during the 4th quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 1,261 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $121,000 after acquiring an additional 1,160 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of AerCap by 51.7% during 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 in the last quarter. 96.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

AerCap Trading Down 0.3 %

NYSE:AER traded down $0.28 on Thursday, reaching $105.72. The stock had a trading volume of 508,416 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,402,625. The company has a market cap of $19.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.46. AerCap Holdings has a 12-month low of $82.21 and a 12-month high of $108.49. 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 firm's fifty day moving average is $99.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $97.54.

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. The firm had revenue of $2.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.01 billion. AerCap had a net margin of 32.38% and a return on equity of 13.98%. The company's revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.29 EPS. Equities analysts expect that AerCap Holdings will post 11.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AerCap declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, February 26th that permits the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the financial services provider to reacquire up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

AerCap Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 12th were paid a dividend of $0.27 per share. This is a positive change from AerCap's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 12th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.02%. AerCap's dividend payout ratio is 9.99%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AER has been the topic of a number of research reports. Barclays reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $115.00 price target (up from $113.00) on shares of AerCap in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Susquehanna increased their price target on AerCap from $108.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. UBS Group lowered AerCap to an "underperform" rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on AerCap from $112.00 to $101.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target on AerCap from $105.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $117.14.

AerCap Company 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.