Sapient Capital LLC Makes New $554,000 Investment in AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER)

Sapient Capital LLC purchased a new position in AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 7,454 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $554,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new stake in AerCap during the third quarter valued at about $32,000. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of AerCap by 2,460.0% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 768 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 738 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in AerCap in the third quarter worth approximately $63,000. Bourgeon Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in AerCap by 20,000.0% in the fourth quarter. Bourgeon Capital Management LLC now owns 1,005 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $75,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in AerCap in the fourth quarter worth approximately $170,000. Institutional investors own 96.42% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on AER. Susquehanna increased their price target on shares of AerCap from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday. TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of AerCap from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of AerCap from $93.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on shares of AerCap from $103.00 to $101.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 26th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $91.43.

AerCap Trading Up 0.9 %

NYSE:AER opened at $87.60 on Monday. AerCap Holdings has a one year low of $53.42 and a one year high of $88.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.70, a quick ratio of 0.26 and a current ratio of 0.26. The firm has a market cap of $17.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.70, a P/E/G ratio of 2.99 and a beta of 1.84. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $83.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of $75.76.

AerCap (NYSE:AER) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 1st. The financial services provider reported $3.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.31 by $0.98. The business had revenue of $2.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.95 billion. AerCap had a net margin of 42.78% and a return on equity of 15.29%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.34 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that AerCap Holdings will post 9.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.