AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) Position Increased by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AERFree Report) by 159.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 46,261 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 28,452 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in AerCap were worth $4,427,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of AER. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of AerCap by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 5,601,208 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $545,726,000 after buying an additional 282,980 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in AerCap by 8.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,862,517 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $460,579,000 after acquiring an additional 370,906 shares during the last quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. grew its position in AerCap by 0.7% in the third quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. now owns 3,525,307 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $333,917,000 after acquiring an additional 23,994 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its position in AerCap by 1.3% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,737,476 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $164,574,000 after acquiring an additional 22,346 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Soros Fund Management LLC increased its stake in shares of AerCap by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Soros Fund Management LLC now owns 1,589,896 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $150,595,000 after purchasing an additional 32,911 shares during the last quarter. 96.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AerCap Stock Down 0.2 %

AER stock opened at $95.05 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.82. The company has a 50-day moving average of $96.09 and a two-hundred day moving average of $95.01. AerCap Holdings has a 52-week low of $75.83 and a 52-week high of $100.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.89, a current ratio of 0.67 and a quick ratio of 0.67.

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

AerCap Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

View Our Latest Stock Analysis on AerCap

AerCap Company Profile

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for AerCap (NYSE:AER)

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