AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) Shares Acquired by Leeward Investments LLC MA

Leeward Investments LLC MA boosted its position in AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) by 4.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 232,649 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,935 shares during the period. Leeward Investments LLC MA owned approximately 0.12% of AerCap worth $20,220,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AER. Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new position in AerCap during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Assetmark Inc. bought a new position in shares of AerCap during the 4th quarter valued at about $42,000. CVA Family Office LLC acquired a new position in shares of AerCap in the 1st quarter worth approximately $52,000. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its holdings in shares of AerCap by 13.8% in the 4th quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 83,931 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 10,159 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in AerCap during the third quarter valued at approximately $63,000. 96.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Susquehanna upped their price target on AerCap from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, May 2nd. Barclays boosted their target price on AerCap from $93.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 2nd. TD Cowen increased their price target on AerCap from $105.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on AerCap from $95.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 9th. Finally, Morgan Stanley started coverage on shares of AerCap in a report on Friday, June 7th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $103.00 target price for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $97.56.

AerCap Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE AER traded down $0.26 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $93.90. The company had a trading volume of 524,057 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,519,516. 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 company has a market capitalization of $18.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.11, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.83. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $91.13 and a two-hundred day moving average of $83.42. AerCap Holdings has a 12-month low of $57.30 and a 12-month high of $96.95.

AerCap (NYSE:AER) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 8th. The financial services provider reported $3.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.31 by $0.98. AerCap had a net margin of 42.78% and a return on equity of 15.29%. The company had revenue of $2.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.95 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.34 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that AerCap Holdings will post 10.61 EPS for the current year.

AerCap Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 22nd were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 21st. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.06%. AerCap’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 6.51%.

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.