Principal Financial Group Inc. lowered its position in Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER – Free Report) by 12.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,949 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 1,908 shares during the quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Aercap were worth $1,425,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AER. Mather Group LLC. increased its holdings in shares of Aercap by 230.1% in the first quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 307 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Aercap by 9.8% in the first quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 10,996 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,123,000 after purchasing an additional 978 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Aercap by 11.3% in the fourth quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 18,664 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,786,000 after purchasing an additional 1,900 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Aercap by 473.2% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,473 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $150,000 after purchasing an additional 1,216 shares during the period. Finally, Lyrical Asset Management LP increased its holdings in shares of Aercap by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Lyrical Asset Management LP now owns 3,097,840 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $296,463,000 after purchasing an additional 38,264 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.42% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of brokerages recently weighed in on AER. Susquehanna upped their price objective on Aercap from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Aercap from $112.00 to $114.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Aercap from $111.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on Aercap from $115.00 to $131.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Aercap currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $122.38.
Aercap Price Performance
AER stock opened at $112.13 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.69, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a current ratio of 0.21. Aercap Holdings N.V. has a 1 year low of $82.21 and a 1 year high of $118.07. The firm has a market cap of $20.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.38. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $114.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $104.51.
Aercap (NYSE:AER – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $3.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.69 by $0.99. Aercap had a return on equity of 13.84% and a net margin of 26.53%. The firm had revenue of $2.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.01 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.29 EPS. Aercap’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts predict that Aercap Holdings N.V. will post 11.29 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Aercap Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 14th were issued a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 14th. Aercap’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 9.58%.
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.
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