YHB Investment Advisors Inc. Sells 394 Shares of AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER)

YHB Investment Advisors Inc. cut its stake in shares of AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) by 1.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 20,461 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 394 shares during the quarter. YHB Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in AerCap were worth $1,958,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Toth Financial Advisory Corp bought a new position in AerCap during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AerCap during the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC bought a new position in shares of AerCap in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $38,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in shares of AerCap by 35.5% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 664 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in AerCap during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $64,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.42% of the company’s stock.

AerCap Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of AER opened at $95.64 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $96.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is $95.02. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.93 billion, a PE ratio of 7.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.82. AerCap Holdings has a 12-month low of $75.83 and a 12-month high of $100.81.

AerCap (NYSE:AER) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The financial services provider reported $2.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $2.41. AerCap had a net margin of 32.38% and a return on equity of 13.98%. The company had revenue of $1.95 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.92 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.81 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts predict that AerCap Holdings will post 11.26 earnings per share for the current year.

AerCap Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 5th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 13th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.05%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 13th. AerCap’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7.92%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AER has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on AerCap from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $119.00 price target on shares of AerCap in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $112.00.

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.